Viljoen

Viljoen is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Villion.[1] It was brought to South Africa in 1671 by French Huguenots who subsequently intermarried with the local Dutch population.[2] The progenitors of the extended Viljoen clan are François Villion (born Clermont, Île-de-France, France) and Cornelia Campenaar (born in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands). Married in the Cape of Good Hope, they later farmed for a living near Stellenbosch. Some of their descendants include:

  • Annari Viljoen (born 1987), South African Olympic badminton player
  • Barend Viljoen (born 1908), South African military commander
  • Ben Viljoen (born 1869), South African military commander
  • Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, South African writer, editor, publisher and professor
  • Christi Viljoen (born 1987), Namibian cricketer
  • Christo Viljoen (born 1937). South African academic, engineer, genealogist
  • Colin Viljoen (born 1948), South African born former English international footballer
  • Dirk Viljoen (born 1977), former cricketer
  • Constand Viljoen (1933–2020), former South African military commander and politician
  • Gerrit Viljoen (born 1926), former South African government minister
  • Hardus Viljoen (born 1989), South African cricketer
  • Irene van Dyk, née Viljoen (born 1972), South African and New Zealand international netballer
  • Joggie Viljoen (born 1945), South African rugby union footballer
  • Joggie Viljoen (born 1976), South African rugby union footballer
  • Johannes Viljoen (1904–1976), South African Olympic track and field athlete
  • Jurie Viljoen (born 1942), Namibian politician
  • Ken Viljoen (1910–1974), South African cricketer and cricket manager
  • Lettie Viljoen, pseudonym of the South African author Ingrid Winterbach
  • Marais Viljoen (1915–2007), ceremonial State President of South Africa
  • Nik Viljoen, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Susara Cornelia Viljoen, (born 1965), married into the family
  • Sunette Viljoen (born 1983), South African javelin thrower
  • Willem Viljoen (born 1987), South African Olympic badminton player, brother of Annari
  • Francois Gert Charl Viljoen (born 1995), South African Platinum League of Legends Player
  • Sasckya Viljoen (born 2000), South African stand-up comedian
Viljoen coat-of-arms (unregistered).

References
  1. Huguenot Society of South Africa
  2. Family website
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.