Van den Hoek explained

Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner".^[1] Variations on the name include Van Hoek, Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname Verhoek is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include:

Van den Hoek

• Aad van den Hoek (born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist
• Arnold van den Hoek (1921–1945), Dutch chess player
• Bianca van den Hoek (born 1976), Dutch racing cyclist
• Cornelis Pieter van den Hoek (1921–2015), Dutch World War II resistance fighter
• Leanne van den Hoek (born 1958), Dutch army officer
• (1957–2022), Dutch classical pianist http://www.allmusic.com/artist/martijn-van-den-hoek-mn0002263017

Van der Hoek

See Van der Hoek.

Van den Hoeck

• (1700–1750), Dutch founder of the German scholarly publishing house Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Anna Vandenhoeck (1709–1787), German printer

Van den Hoecke

• Gaspar van den Hoecke (c. 1585–after 1648), Flemish still life painter
• Jan van den Hoecke (1611–1651), Flemish painter and draughtsman, son of Gaspar
• Robert van den Hoecke (1622–1668), Flemish battle scenes painter, son of Gaspar

Van Hoek

• (born 1947), Dutch painter and woodcarver
• John Van Hoek (born 1952), Australian judoka
• Lotte van Hoek (born 1991), Dutch racing cyclist

See also

• Hoek (surname), Dutch surname of the same origin
• Hoek (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van+den+hoek&gba_naam=van+den+Hoek&nfd_naam=Hoek,+van+de+/+den+/+der&operator=eq&taal= Hoek, van den