Van Kempen

Last updated January 08, 2026

Van Kempen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Kempen", a German city at the Dutch border. The Kempen region of the Low Countries is also a possible origin, e.g. in the case of Ludwig van Kempen.^[1] People with this name include:

Ad van Kempen (1944–2026), Dutch film actor
Kenneth van Kempen (born 1987), Dutch basketball player
Ludwig van Kempen (1304–1361), Flemish Benedictine monk and music theorist
Michiel van Kempen (born 1957), Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic
Paul van Kempen (1893–1955), Dutch conductor
Piet van Kempen (1898–1985), Dutch racing cyclist
Thomas van Kempen (circa 1380–1471), Dutch theologian aka Thomas à Kempis

References

↑ Kempen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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[1] Kempen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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