Dhondt Family History
Dhondt Name Meaning
Flemish and Dutch: from de hond ‘the dog’ applied as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a dog as for example De Wackere Hondt (‘The Wakeful Dog’) in Amsterdam around 1600 or as a metonymic occupational name for a dog trainer or perhaps as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a dog.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022