Stolk (surname)

Stolk or Van Stolk is a Dutch toponymic surname. Stolk is a contracted form of Stolwijk, a town in South Holland.[1] People with the surname include:

  • Carlos Eduardo Stolk (1912–1995), Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and business magnate; son of Teunis Stolk
  • Jan van Stolk (1920–1997), Dutch ceramist
  • Jimmy Leonard Stolk (born 1942), Surinamese soldier, entrepreneur, and murder suspect
  • Kyle Stolk (born 1996), South-Africa-born Dutch swimmer
  • Rob Stolk (1946–2001), Dutch political activist and printer
  • Roy Stolk (born 1979), Dutch snooker player
  • Vanderson Stolk Francisco (born 1987), Brazilian football defender
  • Wim Stolk (1950–2011), Dutch phantasy writer who used the pseudonym "W.J. Maryson"

See also

  • Atlas Van Stolk, collection of Dutch history-related engravings and maps founded by Abraham van Stolk (1814–1896)
  • Stolk, small community in Northern Germany

References

  1. ↑ Stolk at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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