Houben

Houben is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname meaning "son of Houb". Houb was a nickname for Huibert/Huibrecht/Hubrecht (Hubert) in Brabant and Limburg. People with this surname include:

*Claude Houben (1926–2009), Belgian bobsledder *Francine Houben (born 1955), Dutch architect *Frank Houben (born 1939), Dutch politician *Fred Houben (born 1974), Dutch punk rock bass player *Heinrich Hubert Houben (1875–1935), German literary historian *Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist *Henri Houben (1858–1931), Belgian genre painter *Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born 1940), Belgian politician *Hubert Houben (1898–1956), German sprinter *Hubert Houben (born 1953), German historian *Jean-Marie Houben (born 1966), Belgian footballer *Joannes Andreas Houben (1821–1893), Dutch-Irish priest (Karel Houben, St. Charles of Mount Argus) *Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist *Max Houben (1898–1949), Belgian athlete and bobsledder *Philippe Houben (1881–?), Belgian-French waterpolo player *Reinhard Houben (born 1960), German politician *Robert J. Houben (1905–1992), Belgian politician *Rom Houben (born 1963), Belgian long-term coma patient * Saul Houben (1922–1982), Belgian-French violinist concertmaster *Steve Houben (born 1950), Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist *Stijn Houben (born 1995), Dutch footballer *Tuur Houben (born 1996), Belgian footballer Provided by Wikipedia