'''Hermans''' is a Dutch patronymic surname, cognate with German Hermann and {{interlanguage link|Hermanns|de}} and the Scandinavian Hermansen.<ref name="Van Osta 2012">{{cite book |last=van Osta |first=Ward |author-link=Ward van Osta |title=Met naam en toenaam : voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen |publisher=Garant |publication-place=Antwerpen Apeldoorn |year=2012 |isbn=978-90-441-2931-1 |oclc=803366714 |language=nl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I1pVe-I-5IkC&pg=PA93 |page=93 |access-date=2018-12-14}}</ref> It is the 14th most common name in Belgium, with 12,794 people named Hermans in 2008.<ref name=":0">[http://statbel.fgov.be/nl/statistieken/cijfers/bevolking/andere/namen/fam/ Most common surnames in Belgium in 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629025918/http://statbel.fgov.be/nl/statistieken/cijfers/bevolking/andere/namen/fam/ |date=2013-06-29 }} at Statistics Belgium.</ref> In the Netherlands, 10,641 people carried the name in 2007.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf The Top 100 Surnames in the Netherlands] at the Database of Dutch surnames</ref>
== People == * Alex Hermans, Belgian Paralympian shot putter * Ben Hermans (born 1986), Belgian bicyclist * Baldur Hermans, (1936–2015) German historian & scout * Charles Hermans (1839–1924), Belgian painter * Edwin Hermans (born 1974), Dutch footballer * Elisabeth Hermans, Belgian soprano * Femke Hermans, Belgian boxer * Hubert Hermans (born 1937), Dutch psychologist * Johan Hermans (born 1956), British botanist whose botanical abbreviation is '''Hermans''' * Joseph Hermans (fl. 1920), Belgian archer * Loek Hermans (born 1951), Dutch politician * Margriet Hermans (born 1954), Belgian politician * Mathieu Hermans (born 1963), Dutch bicyclist * Otto Hermans (born 1950), Dutch politician * Pierre Hermans (born 1953), Dutch field hockey player * Toon Hermans (1916–2000), Dutch comedian, singer and writer * Ward Hermans (1897–1992), Belgian Flemish nationalist politician and writer * Willem Frederik Hermans (1921–1995), Dutch author
== See also == * Herman (name) * Hermann (name) * Hermansen * Arman (name) * Armand (name)
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