Nijenhuis
Nijenhuis is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a form of Nieuwenhuis found most commonly in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel.Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 90.9% of all known bearers of the surname Nijenhuis were residents of the Netherlands, 3.4% of Australia, 1.2% of Brazil, 1.1% of Germany and 1.0% of Canada.
In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following provinces:
- 1. Overijssel
- 2. Gelderland
- 3. Drenthe
- 4. Friesland
- 5. Flevoland
- 6. Groningen
People
- Albert Nijenhuis, Dutch and American mathematician. Named after him:
- *The mathematical operators Frölicher–Nijenhuis bracket, Nijenhuis–Richardson bracket, and Schouten–Nijenhuis bracket
- , Dutch historian
- , Dutch diplomat, Minister of Foreign affairs in 1848
- Beorn Nijenhuis, Canadian-born Dutch speed skater
- Emmie te Nijenhuis, Dutch ethnomusicologist
- Jan te Nijenhuis, Dutch psychologist and psychometrician
- , Dutch film director and producer
- Wiebe Nijenhuis, Dutch weightlifter
