What is "arends"

Arends is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning "son of Arend". It can refer to:

• Brett Arends (born 1968), American business journalist
• Carolyn Arends (born 1968), Canadian singer-songwriter
• :es:Georg Arends (1863–1952), German botanist and gardener
• Henri Arends (1921–1993), Dutch conductor
• :de:Jacco Arends (born 1991), Dutch badminton player
• Jan Arends (1738–1805), Dutch landscape and marine painter
• Leopold Arends (1817–1882), German stenographer
• Leslie C. Arends (1895–1985), American (Illinois) politician
• Richard Arends (born 1990), Dutch footballer