Van der Hagen explained

Van der Hagen is a Dutch-language toponymic surname, meaning "from/of the "haag". A haag was a bushland, hedged lot, or (private) hunting ground. The name could also specifically refer to an origin in The Hague (since 1242 known as De Hage and variant spellings).^[1] Some variant spellings of the name are Van der Haagen, Van der Haegen, Van der Haeghen, Van der Hage, and Van der Haghen. People with such names include:

• Abraham van der Haagen (1587–1639), Dutch painter and engraver
• Alf van der Hagen (born 1962), Norwegian journalist
• Amand Vanderhagen (1753–1822), Flemish clarinetist and teacher
• Gaspar van der Hagen (fl 1744-1769), Flemish sculptor and ivory carver
• Joris van der Haagen (c.1615–1669), Dutch landscape painter
• Steven van der Hagen (1563–1621), Dutch sailor, first admiral of the Dutch East India Company
• Willem van der Haegen (1430–1510), Flemish-born Azorean nobleman, explorer, and colonizer
• Willem Van der Hagen (died 1745), Dutch painter active in Ireland

See also

• Vanderhaeghe, alternative spelling of the name
• Verhagen, contracted form of the surname

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20der%20hagen&gba_naam=van%20der%20Hagen&nfd_naam=Hagen,%20van%20der&operator=eq&taal= Hagen, van der