Versluis is a Dutch surname. It is a collapsed version of Van der Sluis" meaning "from the locks / sluice". As such, it could have a toponymic origin or could be a metonymic occupational surname (the lock keeper). [1] Variant forms are Versluijs and Versluys. The concentration of the latter form around the town Sluis in Zeelandic Flanders [2] [3] may suggest an origin in that town instead. Notable people with the surname include:
Versluis is a Dutch surname. It is a collapsed version of Van der Sluis" meaning "from the locks / sluice". As such, it could have a toponymic origin or could be a metonymic occupational surname (the lock keeper). [1] Variant forms are Versluijs and Versluys. The concentration of the latter form around the town Sluis in Zeelandic Flanders [2] [3] may suggest an origin in that town instead. Notable people with the surname include: