Lens (surname)

Lens is a Dutch patronymic surname. The given name Lens is a now rare short form of Laurens. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Andries Cornelis Lens (1739–1822), Flemish painter
 * Anton Lens (1884–1955), Dutch footballer
 * Bernard Lens I (1630/31–1707), Dutch painter and writer who moved to England
 * Bernard Lens II (1659–1725), English engraver, mezzotinter, and publisher, son of the above
 * Bernard Lens III (1682–1740), English portrait miniaturist, son of the above
 * Dennis Lens (born 1977), Dutch badminton player


 * Jeremain Lens (born 1987), Dutch-Surinamese footballer
 * Louis Lens (1924–2001), Flemish rose breeder
 * Nicholas Lens (born 1957), Belgian composer
 * Sidney Lens (1912–1986), American labor leader, political activist and writer, born as Sid Okun
 * Sigi Lens (born 1963), Dutch-Surinamese footballer and sports agent