Van der Meulen

Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern Dutch molen). ^[1] The even more common surname Vermeulen is a contraction of this name. Less common variants are "Van der Molen", "Vandermolen", "Ter Meulen", "Termeulen", "Van Meulen" and just "Meulen".

People

• Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632–1690), Flemish Baroque painter
• Agnes van der Meulen (born 1947), Dutch badminton player
• Albert Jan van der Meulen (born 1940), paleontologist
• Alice ter Meulen (born 1952), Dutch linguist
• Augie Vander Meulen (1909–1993), American basketball player
• Claes Pietersz van der Meulen (1642–1693), Dutch glass painter
• Cornelis van der Meulen (1642–1691), Dutch painter
• Daniel van der Meulen  [ id; nl ] (1894–1989), Dutch diplomat, explorer and writer
• Daniel Vandermeulen, Canadian educator
• Gary Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer
• Gejus van der Meulen (1903–1972), Dutch football goalkeeper
• Hannie Termeulen (1929–2001), Dutch freestyle swimmer
• Harm van der Meulen (1925–2007), Dutch trade unionist and politician
• Helena van der Meulen, Dutch screenwriter, film critic and TV writer
• Johan van der Meulen (1915–2005), better known as John O'Mill, Dutch writer
• Kaat Van der Meulen (born 1995), Belgian racing cyclist
• Karst van der Meulen  [ de; nl ] (born 1949), Dutch film and television director
• Laurens van der Meulen (1643–1719), Flemish sculptor and frame maker
• Leendert van der Meulen (1937–2015), Dutch track cyclist
• Marjolein van der Meulen (born 1960s), American biomedical engineer
• Matthijs van der Meulen (1888–1967), Dutch composer and music journalist (in 1915 changed his name to "Matthijs Vermeulen")
• Olof van der Meulen (born 1968), Dutch volleyball player
• Reinder van der Meulen, Dutch linguist, expert in the Balto-Slavic and Dutch languages.
• Servaes van der Meulen  [ de; fr; nl ] (1525–1592), Flemish composer and organist
• Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663–1730), Dutch painter
• Stephen Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer
• Steven van der Meulen (died 1563), Flemish-born English portrait painter
• Thijs van der Meulen (born 1980), Dutch football defender
• Timothy van der Meulen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
• Tsjibbe Gearts van der Meulen (1824–1906), Frisian writer and poet
• Yana van der Meulen Rodgers (born 1966), Dutch-born American feminist economist

Families

• Van der Meulen family, an old and important family of fish merchants in Brussels.

See also

• Van der Molen
• Vermeulen

References

1. Meulen, van der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.