Van de Ven explained

Van de Ven, Van der Ven and Vandeven are toponymic surnames of Dutch origin. The original bearer may have lived or worked near a ven, a Dutch term for a small lake, like fen ("veen" in Dutch) derived from the Proto-Germanic fanją. Van der Plas and Van der Poel are equivalent Dutch surnames.^[1] The name (in the form of van den Venne) can be found as early as the first part of the 14th century in Oirschot. ^[2] The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 41st in 2007 (16,282 people).^[3] People with this surname include:

• Andrew H. Van de Ven (1945–2022), American business theorist
• Cornelius Van de Ven (1865–1932), Dutch-born American Roman Catholic bishop
• Hans van de Ven (born 1958), Dutch sinologist
• Jan van de Ven (1925-2013), Dutch politician
• Kirsten van de Ven (born 1985), Dutch footballer
• Micky van de Ven (born 2001), Dutch footballer
• Monique van de Ven (born 1952), Dutch actress and film director
• Pauline van de Ven (born 1956), Dutch writer and artist
• Peter van de Ven (born 1961), Dutch footballer
• (1931–2014), Dutch mathematician
• Ton van de Ven (1944–2015), Dutch industrial designer

Van der Ven:

• Dirk van der Ven (born 1970), Dutch footballer
• (1907–1988), Dutch jurist
• Kees van der Ven (born ca. 1956), Dutch motorcycle racer
• Remco van der Ven (born 1975), Dutch cyclist
• Rick van der Ven (born 1991), Dutch archer

See also

• Van de Venne
• Van der Veen

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=van+der+Ven&nfd_naam=Ven%2C+van+de+%2F+der&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal=eng Ven, van de / der
2. Web site: Stamboomzoeker.nl.
3. Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands