Van Beek
Van Beek is a toponymic surname of (southern) Dutch origin. Though translating as "from stream", the absence of an article suggests that the original bearer originated from a town called Beek rather than lived near a stream. There are several towns which are or were named Beek in Gelderland, Limburg and North Brabant and also one in the municipality Bree in Belgium near the Dutch border.[1] The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 38th in 2007 (17,148 people).[2] Related names include Beek, Van Beeck, Ter Beek, Van der Beek, and Verbeek. People with this surname include:
- Arie van Beek (b. 1951), Dutch conductor
- Bernard van Beek (1875–1941), Dutch landscape painter
- Gerard van Beek (1923–1951), Dutch racing cyclist
- Gijs van Beek (born 1971), Dutch sport shooter
- Gys van Beek (1919–2015), Dutch resistance member and American inventor
- Jan van Beek (1880–1954), Dutch footballer
- Jan van Beek (1925–2011), Dutch journalist
- Logan van Beek (b. 1990), New Zealand born Dutch cricketer
- Lotte van Beek (b. 1991), Dutch speed skater
- Martin van Beek (b. 1960), Dutch politician
- Rinus van Beek (b. 1947), Dutch swimmer
- Rob Van Beek (b. 1983), Canadian lacrosse player
- Sven van Beek (b. 1994), Dutch footballer
- Svenja van Beek (b. 1987), Dutch pop singer
- Willibrord van Beek (b. 1949), Dutch politician
- Bontjes van Beek
- Cato Bontjes van Beek (1920–1943), German resistance member
- Jan Bontjes van Beek (1899–1969), Dutch-born German ceramist
- Mietje Bontjes van Beek (1922–2012), German painter
- Van Beeck
- Franz Jozef van Beeck (1930–2011), Dutch Jesuit theologian
- Joseph Van Beeck (1911–1998), Belgian footballer
- Louis Van Beeck (fl. 1920), Belgian archer
- Van Beeck Calkoen
- Jan Frederik van Beeck Calkoen (1772–1811), Dutch mathematician and astronomer
Towns in the Netherlands
- Beek, town in the municipality Beek, Limburg
- Beek, Groesbeek, town in the municipality Groesbeek, Gelderland
- Beek, Montferland, town in the municipality Montferland, Gelderland
- Beek, Venray, town in the municipality Venray, Dutch Limburg
- Beek, old name of Prinsenbeek, former municipality in North Brabant, near Breda
- Beek en Donk, conjunction of the towns Beek and Donk in the municipality Laarbeek, North Brabant
- De Beek, hamlet in the municipality Asten, North Brabant
- De Beek, hamlet in the municipality Ermelo, Gelderland
- Hilvarenbeek, town in the municipality Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant
Town in Belgium
- Beek (Belgium), a town in the municipality of Bree, Antwerp
References
- ↑ Beek, van at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames
- ↑ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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