Spruyt is a Belgian and Dutch surname meaning "sprout". At its origin it may have referred to its meaning as a young person / scion. The spelling in the Netherlands is usually Spruijt or Spruit, while Spruyt is the most common form in Belgium. at the Nederlandse Familienamenbank (Database of Surnames in The Netherlands). People with the name include:
Bart Jan Spruyt (born 1964), Dutch historian, journalist, and writer Ferre Spruyt (born 1986), Belgian speed skater Hendrik Spruyt, Dutch-American political scientist. Jan Willem Spruyt (1826–1908), South African civil servant, lawyer and statesman Jozef Spruyt (born 1943), Belgian road bicycle racer
See also Spruit
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