Incidentally the etymology of the surname is quite the fun anecdote :)
I have a similar story from the small island that a quarter of my ancestors come from. There is a family there called 'Zoekende', meaning 'Seeking', and I am pretty sure that this originated because in 1811, when people were forced to adopt surnames, the founder of that family said to the naming agency "I am still seeking one".
I have a similar story from the small island that a quarter of my ancestors come from. There is a family there called 'Zoekende', meaning 'Seeking', and I am pretty sure that this originated because in 1811, when people were forced to adopt surnames, the founder of that family said to the naming agency "I am still seeking one".