Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwen. It was brought to South Africa in 1661 by Hollanders in the employ of the Dutch East India Company. Van der Merwe roughly translates to "from the Merwede" in Middle Dutch. The progenitors of the extended clan are Willem Schalk van der Merwe (born Broek, South Holland) and Elsje Cloete (born Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia). Married in the Cape of Good Hope, they later farmed for a living in Hout Bay and eventually retired to Drakenstein. Some of their descendants include: Alan van der Merwe, South African racerAlbert van der Merwe, South African-born Irish cricketerAlwyn Van der Merwe, South African physicistAndré Carl van der Merwe, South African novelistAndries van der Merwe, South African sprinterDTH van der Merwe, South African-born Canadian rugby playerEdward van der Merwe, South African cricketerFanie van der Merwe, South African paralympic athleteFlip van der Merwe, South African rugby playerFranco van der Merwe, South African rugby playerFrith van der Merwe, South African long-distance athleteGert van der Merwe, South African paralympic athleteHeinke van der Merwe, South African rugby playerHendrik W. (H.W.) van der Merwe, South African lecturerIzak van der Merwe, South African tennis playerJan van der Merwe, South African sprinterJohanna van der Merwe, prominent female voortrekkerJohannes van der Merwe, Namibian cricketerLourens van der Merwe, South African rugby refereeLowaldo van der Merwe, Namibian cricketerMarcel van der Merwe, South African rugby playerMarina van der Merwe, South African-born Canadian field hockey coachMarissa van der Merwe, South African cyclistMorné van der Merwe, South African rugby playerMusetta Vander (born Van der Merwe), South African actress and modelPeter van der Merwe, South African musicologistPeter van der Merwe (1937-2013), South African cricketerPieter van der Merwe, Dutch maritime historianRoelof van der Merwe, South African cricketerSarel van der Merwe, South African rally car driverSchalk van der Merwe (1961-), South African tennis playerSchalk van der Merwe (1990-), South African rugby playerStrijdom van der Merwe, South African artistYulandi van der Merwe, South African cricketerMarlice van Vuuren (born Van der Merwe), Namibian conservationist↑ ↑ ↑. }
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- Van_der_Merwe abstract "Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwen. It was brought to South Africa in 1661 by Hollanders in the employ of the Dutch East India Company. Van der Merwe roughly translates to "from the Merwede" in Middle Dutch. The progenitors of the extended clan are Willem Schalk van der Merwe (born Broek, South Holland) and Elsje Cloete (born Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia). Married in the Cape of Good Hope, they later farmed for a living in Hout Bay and eventually retired to Drakenstein. Some of their descendants include: Alan van der Merwe, South African racerAlbert van der Merwe, South African-born Irish cricketerAlwyn Van der Merwe, South African physicistAndré Carl van der Merwe, South African novelistAndries van der Merwe, South African sprinterDTH van der Merwe, South African-born Canadian rugby playerEdward van der Merwe, South African cricketerFanie van der Merwe, South African paralympic athleteFlip van der Merwe, South African rugby playerFranco van der Merwe, South African rugby playerFrith van der Merwe, South African long-distance athleteGert van der Merwe, South African paralympic athleteHeinke van der Merwe, South African rugby playerHendrik W. (H.W.) van der Merwe, South African lecturerIzak van der Merwe, South African tennis playerJan van der Merwe, South African sprinterJohanna van der Merwe, prominent female voortrekkerJohannes van der Merwe, Namibian cricketerLourens van der Merwe, South African rugby refereeLowaldo van der Merwe, Namibian cricketerMarcel van der Merwe, South African rugby playerMarina van der Merwe, South African-born Canadian field hockey coachMarissa van der Merwe, South African cyclistMorné van der Merwe, South African rugby playerMusetta Vander (born Van der Merwe), South African actress and modelPeter van der Merwe, South African musicologistPeter van der Merwe (1937-2013), South African cricketerPieter van der Merwe, Dutch maritime historianRoelof van der Merwe, South African cricketerSarel van der Merwe, South African rally car driverSchalk van der Merwe (1961-), South African tennis playerSchalk van der Merwe (1990-), South African rugby playerStrijdom van der Merwe, South African artistYulandi van der Merwe, South African cricketerMarlice van Vuuren (born Van der Merwe), Namibian conservationist↑ ↑ ↑".