Van der Voort
Van der Voort is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the ford" (fordable place).[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Colin van der Voort (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer
- Cornelis van der Voort (1576–1624), Dutch portrait painter
- Dolf van der Voort van Zijp (1892–1978), Dutch horse rider
- Michael Pauluzen Van der Voort (c. 1615–1690), Flemish early resident of New Amsterdam
- Vincent van der Voort (born 1975), Dutch darts player
- Wim van der Voort (born 1923), Dutch speed skater
- Vandervoort
- Benjamin H. Vandervoort (1917–1990), American soldier, selected as the outstanding ground battle commander for World War II
- Laura Vandervoort (born 1984), Canadian actress
- Paul Vandervoort (1846-1902), American soldier who served in the Union Army
See also
References
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