Hoogland (surname) explained

Hoogland (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɦoːxlɑnt/) is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "high land". It could have referred to the town Hoogland in Utrecht province or to any elevated land.^[1] People with this surname include:

• Cornelia Hoogland (born 1952), Canadian poet
• Duco Hoogland (born 1984), Dutch politician
• Herman Hoogland (1891–1955), Dutch drafts player
• Jeffrey Hoogland (born 1993), Dutch track cyclist
• Monique Hoogland (born 1967), Dutch badminton player
• Ruurd Dirk Hoogland (1922–1994), Dutch explorer and botanist
• Tim Hoogland (born 1985), German footballer
• William Hoogland (ca.1794–1832), American engraver

See also

• Hoagland
• Zeke Hogeland

Notes and References

1. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Hoogland&nfd_naam=Hoogland&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal= Hoogland at the Dutch surname database