Van den Brink

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Van den Brink is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the village center". The name is quite common, particularly in the Veluwe region, with 13,185 people in the Netherlands in 2007. [1] People with this surname include:

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References

  1. Brink, van den at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames.