Surname · also Dutch
Driessen
Driessen is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Low German. It is used in English and Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Driessen comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Low German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Driessen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dries.
Driessen’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Driessen as a surname has a “son of” formation linked to Dries. In Dutch usage, Driessen as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anderson.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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