Van Beek

Van Beek is a toponymic surname of (southern) Dutch origin. The original bearer probably originated from a town called Beek. There are several towns which are or were named Beek in Gelderland, Limburg and North Brabant and also one in the municipality Bree in Belgium near the Dutch border.^[1] The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 38th in 2007 (17,148 people).^[2] Variations on this name include Beek, Van Beeck, Ter Beek, Van der Beek, Verbeek. People with this surname include:

• Arie van Beek (b. 1951), Dutch conductor
• Cato Bontjes van Beek (1920–1943), German Widerstand member
• Franz Jozef van Beeck (1930–2011), Dutch theologian and author
• Gijs Jansen-van Beek (b. 1919), Dutch Resistance member and American inventor
• Lotte van Beek (b. 1991), Dutch speed skater
• Martin van Beek (b. 1960), Dutch politician
• Rinus van Beek (b. 1947), Dutch swimmer
• Rob Van Beek (b. 1983), Canadian lacrosse player
• Sven van Beek (b. 1994), Dutch footballer
• Svenja van Beek (b. 1987), Dutch pop singer
• Willibrord van Beek (b. 1949), Dutch politician

Towns in the Netherlands:

• Beek (municipality), municipality in Dutch Limburg
• Beek (town), town in the municipality Beek, Limburg
• Beek, Groesbeek, town in the municipality Groesbeek, Gelderland
• Beek, Montferland, town in the municipality Montferland, Gelderland
• Beek, Venray, town in the municipality Venray, Dutch Limburg
• Beek, old name of Prinsenbeek, former municipality in North Brabant, near Breda
• Beek en Donk, conjunction of the towns Beek and Donk in the municipality Laarbeek, North Brabant
• De Beek, hamlet in the municipality Asten, North Brabant
• De Beek, hamlet in the municipality Ermelo, Gelderland
• Hilvarenbeek, town in the municipality Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant

References

1. Beek, van at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames
2. Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands