Nienhuis

Nienhuis is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a form of Nieuwenhuis ("new house") found most commonly in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe.[1] Notable people with this surname include:

Nienhuijs / Nienhuys
  • Jacob Nienhuys (1836–1927), Dutch tobacco plantation owner and founder of Deli Company
  • Jan Willem Nienhuys (born 1942), Dutch mathematician, book translator, and skeptic

See also

References

  1. Nienhuis at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
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