Aerts (surname)

Aerts is a Dutch patronymic surname, a reduced form of the personal name Arnout, that is particularly common in Belgium. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Aerts (born 1956), American powerlifting and bench press champion
• Conny Aerts (born 1966), Belgian astronomer
• Diederik Aerts (born 1974), Belgian theoretical physicist
• Egidius Aerts (1822–1853), Belgian flautist and composer
• Emile Aerts (1892–1953), Belgian track cyclist
• Firmin Aerts (born 1929), Belgian politician
• Hans Aerts (born 1958), Belgian composer
• Hendrick Aerts (c. 1570 – 1603), Flemish painter and draftsman
• Jean Aerts (1907–1992), Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter
• Jean-Marie Aerts (born 1951), Belgian guitarist and producer
• Kathleen Aerts (born 1978), Belgian singer in Flemish girl group K3
• Katrien Aerts (born 1976), Belgian freestyle skier
• Lode Aerts (born 1959), Belgian bishop of Bruges
• Maikel Aerts (born 1976), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Mario Aerts (born 1974), Belgian road bicycle racer
• Nelly Aerts (born 1962), Belgian long-distance runner
• Nelson Aerts (born 1963), Brazilian tennis player
• Peter Aerts (born 1970), Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
• Philippe Aerts (born 1964), Belgian jazz double bassist
• Remieg Aerts (born 1957), Dutch historian
• Sara Aerts (born 1984), Belgian heptathlete
• Thijs Aerts (born 1996), Belgian racing cyclist
• Toon Aerts (born 1993), Belgian racing cyclist