Jonker

Jonker () is a Dutch surname. It is also a variation of the title jonkheer. The name can be occupational of origin, indicating an ancestor who was or worked for a jonkheer, or toponymical, e.g. referring to a house named ''De Jonker''. People with the surname include:

*Andries Jonker (born 1962), Dutch football player and manager *Catholijn Jonker (born 1967), Dutch computer scientist *Charles Jonker (1933–1991), South African racing cyclist *Christiaan Jonker (born 1986), South African cricketer *Henk Jonker (1912–2002), Dutch photographer *Ingrid Jonker (1933-1965), South African poet **Ingrid Jonker Prize, literary prize for the best Afrikaans or English poetry debut work **Ingrid Jonker (film), Dutch English-language film about her life *Jacobus Jonker (fl. 1996), South African paralympic athlete *Johannes Jonker (born 1994), South African rugby player *JW Jonker (born 1987), South African rugby player *Kees Jonker (1909–1987), Dutch competitive sailor *Kelly Jonker (born 1990), Dutch field hockey player *Kobus Jonker (fl. 2000), South African paralympic athlete *Kobus "Donker" Jonker, former head of the South African Police Service Occult Related Crimes Unit and a figure in the Satanic panic (South Africa) *Louis Jonker (1962), South African biblical scholar and linguist *Margo Jonker (born 1954), American softball coach *Marius Jonker (born 1968), South African rugby referee *Patrick Jonker (born 1969), Dutch-born Australian racing cyclist **Patrick Jonker Veloway, Australian bikeway named for him *Robert James Jonker (born 1960), American (Michigan) judge *Patrick Jonker (born 1944), Australian racing cyclist * (born 1980), Dutch jazz singer *Sjouke Jonker (1924–2007), Dutch journalist and politician, MEP 1979–84 ;Jonkers *Jan Jonkers (born 1955), Dutch racing cyclist * (1890–1971), Dutch jurist and university dean *Marayke Jonkers (born 1981), Australian swimmer and paratriathlete *Tim Jonkers (born 1980), Dutch-born Irish rugby player ;Adopted as a given name *Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1785–1861), Namibian Orlam leader *Jan Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1820–1861), Namibian Orlam leader, son of Jonker **Jan Jonker Afrikaner High School, secondary school in Windhoek, Namibia Provided by Wikipedia