What is "rademaker"

Rademaker is a Dutch occupational surname originally meaning wheelwright or wainwright. There are a large number of spelling variations, the most common of which are (with number of people in the Netherlands1 and Belgium2 in 2007 combined): Raaijmakers (4086), Raaymakers (301), Rademaker (3094), Rademakers (2037), Raemaekers (939), Raeymaekers (2112), Raijmakers (1398), Ramaekers (3244), Ramaker (2122), Ramakers (2058) and Raymakers (504). People with these surnames include:

Rademaker(s)

• Abraham Rademaker (1677–1735), Dutch painter and printmaker
• Augusto Rademaker (1905–1985), Brazilian navy admiral and vice-president
• Fons Rademakers (1920–2007), Dutch filmmaker and actor
• :fr:Lili Rademakers (born 1930), Dutch film director, wife of Fons
• :de:Richard Rademaker (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player
• :fr:Roland Rademaker (born 1983), Dutch volleyball player (twin brother)
• Sperry Rademaker (1939–2005), American sprint canoer
• Stephen Rademaker (born 1959), American attorney and lobbyist

Raaijmakers/Raaymakers

• Dick Raaijmakers (1930–2013), Dutch composer, theater producer and theorist
• Ronald Raaymakers (born 1990), New Zealand rugby player

Raemaekers

• :fr:Hector Raemaekers (1883–1963), Belgian footballer
• Louis Raemaekers (1869–1956), Dutch painter and cartoonist

Raeymaeckers

• Jürgen Raeymaeckers (born 1985), Belgian footballer

Raijmakers/Raymaker(s)

• Herman C. Raymaker (1893–1944), American film director and actor
• Piet Raijmakers (born 1956), Dutch equestrian

Ramackers

• Josée Vigneron-Ramackers (1914–2002), Belgian music educator, conductor and composer

Ramaekers

• :fr:Serge Ramaekers (born 1966), Belgian DJ