Van den Broek explained
Van den Broek is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the marshes".[1] Variant spellings include Van den Broeck, Van den Broeke, and Vandebroek. People with this surname include:
- Antonius van den Broek (1870–1926), Dutch lawyer and physicist known for defining the atomic number
- Barbara van den Broek (1932 – 2001), New Zealand-born Australian architect and landscape architect
- Benjamin van den Broek (born 1987), New Zealand footballer
- Dirk van den Broek (1924–2020), Dutch businessman
- Elias van den Broek (1649–1708), Dutch Golden Age flower painter
- Hans van den Broek (born 1936), Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Irene van den Broek (born 1980), Dutch cyclist
- Jacques van den Broek (born 1960), Dutch businessman, CEO of Randstad Holding
- Jan Karel van den Broek (1814–1865), Dutch physician in Japan
- Jo van den Broek (1898–1978), Dutch architect
- Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946), Dutch businessman and Minister of Finance
- John van den Broek (1894/1895–1918) Dutch cinematographer who died while filming
- Klaas van den Broek (born 1955), Dutch ice hockey player
- Koen van den Broek (born 1973), Belgian painter
- Marc van den Broek (born 1953), Belgian painter and sculptor
- Marilène van den Broek (born 1970), Dutch princess
- Marleen van den Broek (born 1971), Dutch singer and presenter known as Marlayne
- Nanja van den Broek (born 1975), Dutch freediver
- Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar
- Theo van den Broek (born 1930s), New Zealand football player
- Theodore J. Van den Broek (1783–1851), Dutch Dominican missionary to the United States
- Van den Broeke
Vandebroek
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Notes and References
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