Van Horn

Van Horn
Family name
Meaning	"from the promontory/cap"[1]
Region of origin	The Netherlands

Van Horn, variants Van Hoorn and Van Horne.

People

• Arthur W. Van Horn (1860–1931), American architect
• Bruce Van Horn, American poker player
• Buddy Van Horn (born 1929), American stuntman and film director
• Burt Van Horn (1823–1896), U.S. Representative from New York
• Carl van Horn, American auto racer
• Christian Van Horn (born 1978), American opera singer
• Darrin Van Horn (born 1968), American boxer
• Dave van Horn (born 1960), American baseball coach
• Doug Van Horn (born 1944), American football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League
• George Van Horn (1850–1904), U.S. Representative from New York
• Keith Van Horn (born 1975), American basketball player
• Lucretia Van Horn (1882–1970), American artist
• Nicholas van Hoorn, Dutch pirate
• Noel Van Horn (born 1968), American comics artist and writer for Disney comics, son of William Van Horn
• Patrick Van Horn (born 1969), American actor
• Richard L. Van Horn (born 1932), American academic
• Robert T. Van Horn (1824–1916), American newspaper publisher, politician
• Russell van Horn (1885–1970), American boxer
• Welby Van Horn (born 1920), American tennis player and coach
• William Van Horn (born 1939), American comics artist and writer for Disney comics, father of Noel Van Horn

Places

• Van Horn, Texas
• Van Horn High School
• Van Horn Road, an arterial road serving mostly industrial neighborhoods in the southernmost portion of Fairbanks, Alaska
  • South Van Horn, Alaska, a census-designated place adjacent to Fairbanks – nearly two miles of the border between Fairbanks and South Van Horn runs along Van Horn Road

See also

• Tussenvoegsel in Dutch linguistics, is a word between a first name and last name.
• Van Hoorn (surname)
• Van Horne (disambiguation)
• Van der Hoorn (surname)

References

1. New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith, Gramercy Publishing Company, New York, 1988.