Oerlemans is a Dutch toponymic surname most likely indicating an origin in the former hamlet of Oerle, currently a borough of Tilburg,Oerlemans at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands although a connection to the town of Oerle, North Brabant can not be ruled out.
Notable Dutch people with the surname include:
Daniëlle Oerlemans-Overgaag (born 1973), road cyclist, wife of Reinout Hans Oerlemans (born 1950), climatologist and glaciologist Jeroen Oerlemans (1970–2016), photojournalist Marcel Oerlemans (born 1969), football striker Natasja Oerlemans (born 1969), Party for the Animals politician Reinout Oerlemans (born 1971), actor, director, producer and presenter, husband of Daniëlle Yvonne Oerlemans (1945–2012), sculptor, installation artist
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