Arend and Arent are primarily Low German patronymic surnames from the given name Arend. The Dutch surnames "Van den Arend" and "Den Arend" mean "(from) the eagle" and have a toponymic origin.Arend, den at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands Notable people with the surname include:
Arend Anthony Clark Arend (born 1958), American legal scholar Christophe Arend (born 1975), French politician Dieter Arend (1914–?), German rower Geoffrey Arend (born 1978), American actor Harry Arend (1903–1966), American judge from Alaska René Arend (1928–2016), Luxembourgish-American chef Sylvain Arend (1902–1992), Belgian astronomer Vivian Arend (born 1965), Canadian novelist Willy Arend (1876–1964), German track cyclist Arent Benno von Arent (1898–1956), German stage designer and architect Eddi Arent (1925–2013), German actor and comedian Patrice M. Arent (born 1956), American politician from Utah Den Arend (1903–1982), Dutch composer Lucien den Arend (born 1943), Dutch sculptor Van den Arend
Willem van den Arend (1875-1954), Dutch painter and engraver
See also Arends, Dutch surname of the same origin Arend (given name) Hannah Arendt, German American historian, philosopher and political theorist
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