Van Velsen Explained

Van Velsen, Van Velzen, and Van Velze are Dutch toponymic surname referring to the town Velsen in North Holland.^[1] People with these surnames include:

Van Velsen

• Gerard van Velsen (died 1296), Dutch noble
• Jaap van Velsen (1921–1990), Dutch-born British anthropologist
• Jacob Jansz van Velsen (1597–1656), Dutch painter
• Koen van Velsen (born 1952), Dutch architect
• Ria van Velsen (born 1937), Dutch gymnast
• Ria van Velsen (born 1943), Dutch backstroke swimmer
• Wilma van Velsen (born 1964), Dutch butterfly and freestyle swimmer

Van Velzen

• Bryony van Velzen (born 1996), Dutch racing cyclist
• Christiaan van Velzen (born 1932), Olympic shooter from the Netherlands
• Dick van Velzen, Dutch pathologist involved in the Alder Hey organs scandal
• Gyliano van Velzen (born 1994), Dutch football forward
• Ilse and Femke van Velzen (born 1980), Dutch documentary filmmakers
• Krista van Velzen (born 1974), Dutch politician
• Peter van Velzen (born 1958), Dutch footballer
• Roel van Velzen (born 1978), Dutch singer-songwriter better known as VanVelzen
• (born 1943), Dutch politician, CDA Party Chair 1987-1994

Van Velze

• Gerrit-Jan van Velze (born 1988), South African rugby player

Thoden van Velzen

• Bonno Thoden van Velzen (1933–2020), Dutch anthropologist, Surinamist and Africanist

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Velzen%2C+van&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Velsen, van