Valkenburg (surname) explained

Valkenburg or Van Valkenburg is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in Valkenburg, Dutch Limburg or Valkenburg, South Holland.^[1] The name occurs with or without the tussenvoegsel van and has many spelling variants. People with the name include:

• Diane Valkenburg (born 1984), Dutch speed skater
• Dirk Valkenburg (1675–1721), Dutch landscape, bird and still life painter
• Heidi Valkenburg (born 1980s), Australian actress, artist and writer
• Matthew Valkenburg (died 1649), Dutch-born English baronet
• Patti Valkenburg (born 1958), Dutch media theorist
• Piet Valkenburg (1888–1950), Dutch footballer

Medieval people of the, Dutch Limburg

• Beatrix of Valkenburg (c.1254–1277), Queen consort of the Romans 1269–77, daughter of Dirk II
• (c.1190–1227), originally from the Duchy of Cleves
• (1221–1268), son of Dirk I
• (c.1220–1274), Archbishop of Cologne 1261–71, son of Dirk I
• Goswin I of Valkenburg-Heinsberg (died 1128), builder of Valkenburg Castle
• (c.1105–1168), son of Goswin I
• (fl. 1299), Franciscan friar, calligrapher, and miniaturist

Van Valkenburg

• Catharine Van Valkenburg Waite (1829–1913), American author, lawyer and women's suffrage activist
• Catherine E. Van Valkenburg (1880–1961), American concert pianist
• Fred Van Valkenburg (born 1948), American (Montana) Democratic politician
• Mac Van Valkenburg (1921–1997), American electrical engineer
• Schuyler VanValkenburg (born 1982), American (Virginia) Democratic politician
• Zach VanValkenburg (born 1998), American football player
• Richard Van Valkenburg (1823–1912), American pioneer settler in Colorado
• Wade Van Valkenburg (1899–1985), American (Michigan) Republican politician

(Van) Valckenburch / Valckenburgh / Valkenburgh

• Jan Valckenburgh (1623–1667), Dutch civil servant, Director-General of the Dutch Gold Coast 1656–1669
• Margaretha van Valckenburch (1565–1650), Dutch shipowner and Dutch East India Company stockholder
• Van Valkenburgh, a variant spelling extant in the United States

(Van) Valckenborch / Valckenborgh / Valkenborgh

• A Flemish family of landscape painters
  • Marten van Valckenborch (1535–1612), brother of Lucas
    • Frederik van Valckenborch (1566–1623), son of Marten
    • Gillis van Valckenborch (1570–1622), son of Marten
  • Lucas van Valckenborch (c.1537–1597), brother of Marten
• Jan van Valckenborgh (c.1575–1624), Dutch military engineer and fortress builder
• Sam Valkenborgh (born 1975), Belgian pop and rap musician

See also

• Falkenburg (disambiguation), including a surname
• Falckenberg, German surname
• Falkenberg (surname), German surname

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Valkenburg&nfd_naam=Valkenburg&info=aantal+en+verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Valkenburg