'''Smulders''' is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a compression of "des mulders", meaning "the miller's son".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Smulders&nfd_naam=Smulders&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal=|title=Nederlandse Familienamenbank}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:
*Ans Smulders (born 1951), Dutch artistic gymnast *{{ill|August-Frans Smulders|nl}} (1838–1908), shipbuilder *{{illm|Carl Smulders|ca||nl||ru|Смулдерс, Карл}} (1863–1934), Dutch composer, pianist and novelist *Cobie Smulders (born 1982), Canadian actress *Henri Smulders (1863–1933), Dutch Olympic sailor *Karina Smulders (born 1980), Dutch actress *Laura Smulders (born 1993), Dutch bicycle motocross racer *Margriet Smulders (born 1955), Dutch photographer *Marlies Smulders (born 1982), Dutch rower *Silke Smulders (born 2001), Dutch professional racing cyclist *Tim Benjamin Smulders (born 1985), Dutch EDM producer, half of Firebeatz *Truus Smulders-Beliën (1902–1966), Dutch politician and teacher
==See also== *Smolders
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{{Miller-surname}} {{Surname}} Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Occupational surnames