Van der Meulen
Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern Dutch molen). The even more common surname Vermeulen is a contraction of this name. Less common variants are "Van der Molen", "Vandermolen", "Ter Meulen", "Van Meulen" and just "Meulen".
Notable people with the surname include:
- Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632–1690), Flemish Baroque painter
- Claes Pietersz van der Meulen (1642-1693), Dutch glass painter
- Cornelis van der Meulen (1642–1691), Dutch painter
- Daniel van der Meulen (1894-1989), Dutch diplomat, explorer and writer
- Daniel Vandermeulen, Canadian educator
- Gary Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer
- Gary Vandermolen (b. 1960), English-Israeli footballer
- Gejus van der Meulen (1903–1972), Dutch footballer
- Harm van der Meulen (1925–2007), Dutch politician
- Johan van der Meulen (1915–2005), better known as John O'Mill, Dutch writer
- Karst van der Meulen (b. 1949), Dutch film and television director
- Leendert van der Meulen (b. 1937), Dutch cyclist
- Manoe Meulen (b. 1978), Dutch female footballer
- 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
- Servaes van der Meulen (1525-1592), Flemish composer and organist
- Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663-1730), Dutch painter
- Steven van der Meulen, Dutch artist
- Thijs van der Meulen (born 1980), Dutch footballer
- Timothy van der Meulen (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Tsjibbe Gearts van der Meulen (1824–1906), Frisian writer