Names

Variant of Van der Veen.

Means “from Tønder”, a town in Denmark near the German border.

Variant of Van Houten.

Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Ванчев (see Vanchev).

Variant of Schoorl.

Means “from Rossum”, a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It is mentioned as Rotheheim in a 9th-century document, and is derived from Dutch rothe “cleared area in a forest” and heim “home”.

Variant of Van Rossum.

Variant of Van Rompaey. A well-known bearer of this surname is the Flemish politician Herman Van Rompuy (1947-), a Prime Minister of Belgium.

Variant of Van Rompaey.

Variant of Van Rompaey.