Vermeersch is a Dutch toponymic surname most common in the Belgian province of West Flanders. [1] It is a contraction of van der Meersch, where meersch (with the same root as "marsh") is a Flemish term for a floodplain. [2] Notable people with the surname include:

• Etienne Vermeersch (1934–2019), Belgian philosopher
• Florian Vermeersch (born 1997), Belgian cyclist
• Gianni Vermeersch (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
• Hannah Vermeersch (born 1992), Australian rower
• Hans Vermeersch (born 1957), Belgian composer and conductor
• Jeannette Vermeersch (1910–2001), French politician
• Lowie Vermeersch (born 1974), Belgian designer
• Niels Vermeersch (born 1988)
• Paul Vermeersch (born 1973), Canadian poet
• Peter Vermeersch (born 1959), Belgian musician and composer
• Sem Vermeersch (born 1968), Belgian academic
• Stephan Vermeersch, Belgian clarinettist and saxophonist

Van der Meersch

• Anke Van dermeersch (born 1972), Belgian politician and former beauty queen
• Jacob van der Meersch, Governor of Mauritius for the Dutch East India company from 1644 to 1648
• Jean-André van der Meersch (1734–1792), Flemish general, leading figure in the Brabant Revolution
• Maxence Van Der Meersch (1910–2001), French Flemish writer

Surname list

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