Van der Veer explained

Van der Veer is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the ferry".^[1] Variants include Van 't Veer and Van de Veer. Abroad the parts of the surname are often merged in various ways. Notable people with the surname include:

• Cornelia van der Veer (1639–1704), Dutch poet
• Frank Van der Veer (1921–1982), American special-effects artist
• Jeroen van der Veer (born 1947), Dutch businessman, former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell
• Nevada Van der Veer (1884–1958), American contralto singer
• Peter van der Veer(born 1953), Dutch anthropologist
• Willard Van der Veer (1894–1963), American cinematographer who filmed the Byrd Antarctic Expedition
• Willem van der Veer (1887–1960), Dutch film actor

Van 't Veer

• Laura J. van 't Veer (born 1957), Dutch molecular pathologist

Vanderveer etc.

• Abraham Vanderveer (1781–1839), U.S. Representative from New York
• Albert Vander Veer (1841–1929), American surgeon
• Bruce Vanderveer (born 1970s), American record producer known as "Automatic"
• Ellinor Vanderveer (1886–1976), American actress
• Ferdinand Van Derveer (1823–1892), American Union Army general
• George Vanderveer (1875–1942), American labor lawyer
• Heidi VanDerveer (born 1964), American basketball coach
• Tara VanDerveer (born 1953), American basketball player and coach

Vandeveer

• Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829–1887), American geologist
• Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), Texas pioneer, ranger and civic leader
• Michael Vandeveer (fl. 1980s), American (Indiana) politician
• Ray Vandeveer (born 1953), American (Minnesota) politician
• Stacy D. VanDeveer (born 1967), American international relations scholar

See also

• Mount Van der Veer, Antarctic mountain named for Willard Van der Veer
• Vander Veer (disambiguation)

Notes and References

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