Van de Ven
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Van de Ven, Van der Ven and Vandeven are toponymic surnames of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a ven, a Dutch term for a small lake, like fen ("veen" in Dutch) derived from the Proto-Germanic fanją. Van der Plas and Van der Poel are equivalent Dutch surnames.[1] The name (in the form of van den Venne) can be found as early as the first part of the 14th century in Oirschot. [2] The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 41st in 2007 (16,282 people).[3] People with this surname include:
- Andrew H. Van de Ven (1945–2022), American business theorist
- Cornelius Van de Ven (1865–1932), Dutch-born American Roman Catholic bishop
- Hans van de Ven (born 1958), Dutch sinologist
- Jan van de Ven (1925-2013), Dutch politician
- Kirsten van de Ven (born 1985), Dutch footballer
- Micky van de Ven (born 2001), Dutch footballer
- Monique van de Ven (born 1952), Dutch actress and film director
- Pauline van de Ven (born 1956), Dutch writer and artist
- Peter van de Ven (born 1961), Dutch footballer
- Ton van de Ven (1931–2014), Dutch mathematician
- Ton van de Ven (1944–2015), Dutch industrial designer
Van der Ven:
- Dirk van der Ven (born 1970), Dutch footballer
- Joop van der Ven (1907–1988), Dutch jurist
- Kees van der Ven (born ca. 1956), Dutch motorcycle racer
- Remco van der Ven (born 1975), Dutch cyclist
- Rick van der Ven (born 1991), Dutch archer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ven, van de / der at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames
- ^ "Stamboomzoeker.nl".
- ^ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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