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Van de Graaf, also spelled van de Graaff, van der Graaf or van der Graaff, is a Dutch toponymic surname. Although graaf is a Dutch noble title similar to "count", here it refers to an old term for a canal with the same origin in the verb graven as gracht and grave. The small fortified city Grave, named for its canal, is the origin of at least one family "Van de(r) Graaf(f)". Notable people with this surname include the following:
Van der Veer is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the ferry". Variants include Van 't Veer and Van de Veer. Abroad the parts of the surname are often merged in various ways. Notable people with the surname include:
Van is a very common prefix in Dutch language surnames, where it is known as a tussenvoegsel. In those cases it nearly always refers to a certain, often quite distant, ancestor's place of origin or residence; for example, Ludwig van Beethoven "from Bettenhoven" and Rembrandt van Rijn "from the Rhine". Van is also a preposition in the Dutch and Afrikaans languages, meaning "of" or "from" depending on the context. Van also exists as a surname in its own right, but as such it's very rare.
Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin, meaning green. The name may refer to:
Van der Meer is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the lake". A common contracted form is Vermeer. Abroad the name has often been concatenated to Vander Meer or Vandermeer, and VanderMeer. It may refer to:
De Waal is a Dutch surname with the literal translation "the Walloon". Originally it may have also referred to other southern, non-Germanic and French-speaking persons. A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include:
Van Vliet is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a vliet, a Dutch term for a minor stream. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 40th in 2007. Variations include Van de Vliet and Van der Vliet. People with this surname include:
Van der Velde, Vandervelde or Vander Velde is a Dutch-language toponymic surname meaning "from the field". Common variations on this name include Van der Velden, Van de Velde and Vandevelde.
Linden is a surname commonly of Dutch, English and German origin. There is also a Swedish surname spelled Lindén.
Van der Horst is a Dutch toponymic surname. The original bearer of the name was from the horst, which is a historical indication of raised terrain covered with shrubs. People with the name include:
Van der Laan is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of the lane". There are also a number of small settlements in the Netherlands specifically named "De Laan" that could be at a family's origin. Abroad the name is often written as VanderLaan or Vander Laan. People with this name include:
Van de Walle is a Dutch language toponymic surname of Flemish origin, meaning "from the river embankment, quay, or rampart". In West Flanders the name is more common in concatenated forms like Vande Walle and VandeWalle. In the Netherlands the form Van der Wal is most common. People with this name include:
Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner". Variations on the name include Van Hoek, Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname Verhoek is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include:
Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill". 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".
Van der Velden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the fields". In 2007, there were over 10,000 people with this name in The Netherlands. Among variations on this name are Vandervelden, Vander Velden, Van de Velden, Van den Velden, Van der Velde, Van de Velde, Vandervelde, Vandevelde, and Van Velden. Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Lans or VanderLans is a Dutch toponymic surname, literally meaning "from the lance", but probably referring to a location named De Lans. Notable people with the surname include:
Van der Veen is a common Dutch surname, meaning "from the fen" or more generally "from the peatlands". In the Netherlands 19,847 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 32nd most common surname there. Dutch surnames with the same origin and meaning are Van Veen, Van de Ven/Van der Ven, Van de Venne, Veen, and Veenstra/Feenstra. The name was often taken by peat workers, as harvest of turf for fuel was abundant in the Netherlands. Since the early Middle Ages, the quarry of fens in the north and west created, merged or extended many lakes, most of which have now been reclaimed as polders. The harvest of turf from bogs in the east, like the large Bourtange moor, extended until the 20th century.
Van der Lee is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the Lee". De Lee / Lede / Lei was a common name for a canal, derived from the verb leiden and the city of Leiden ultimately derives its name from such a canal as well. Families with this name have perhaps six different places of origin in the Netherlands. Variants include Van der Lei(j), Van der Leede and Van der Lede(n). The Brazilian family name Vanderlei and Wanderley, now also used as given names, was introduced in Brazil in 1637 by the Dutch cavalry captain Gaspar/Caspar van Niehof van der Leij, who may have been born in Gummersbach. People with these names include:
References
- ↑ Wal, van de / der at the Meertens Institute database of surnames
- ↑ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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