Van Beek is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

origin. Though translating as "of the stream", the absence of an article suggests that the original bearer originated from a town called

Beek Beek (; ) is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek. The municipality of Beek makes part of the re ...

rather than lived near a stream. There are several towns which are or were named Beek in

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

and

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to ...

and also one in the municipality Bree in

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near the

border. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 38th in 2007 (17,148 people).Leender Brouwer
The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
/ref> Related names include

, ''Van Beeck'', ''Ter Beek'', '' Van der Beek'', and '' Verbeek''. People with this surname include: *

Arie van Beek Arie van Beek (born 1951) is a Dutch music teacher and conductor. Biography Arie van Beek was born in Rotterdam in 1951, the son of Joost van Beek, conductor and long-term secretary of the Association of Orchestra Conductors. He studied percussi ...

(b. 1951), Dutch conductor *

Bernard van Beek Bernardus Antonie van Beek (30 January 1875, in Amsterdam – 3 March 1941, in Kortenhoef) was a Dutch landscape painter. He never attended an academy. He was part of the Kortenhoef School, a sub-movement of the Hague School and is thus in th ...

(1875–1941), Dutch landscape painter * Gijs van Beek (born 1971), Dutch sport shooter * Gys van Beek (1919–2015), Dutch resistance member and American inventor * Harold van Beek (b. 1962), Dutch racewalker * Jackie van Beek, New Zealand film director, writer and actress * Jan van Beek (1880–1954), Dutch footballer *

Logan van Beek Logan Verjus van Beek (born 7 September 1990) is a New Zealand-Dutch cricketer. He has played for the Netherlands national cricket team since 2012 and represents Wellington in New Zealand domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-ha ...

(b. 1990), New Zealand-born Dutch cricketer *

Lotte van Beek Lotte van Beek (; born 9 December 1991) is a retired Dutch speed skater. She finished second on the women's 1500 metres event at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, she was part of the Dutch team who won ...

(b. 1991), Dutch speed skater * Martin van Beek (b. 1960), Dutch politician * Rinus van Beek (1947–2018), Dutch swimmer * Rob Van Beek (b. 1983), Canadian lacrosse player *

Sven van Beek Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was ''sveinn''. Variants such as '' Svend'' are found in Danish and Norwegian. Another variant, '' Svein'' ...

(b. 1994), Dutch footballer * Svenja van Beek (b. 1987), Dutch pop singer *

Willibrord van Beek Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius "Willibrord" van Beek (born 15 January 1949) is a retired Dutch politician and financial adviser. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). As a member of the People's Party for Free ...

(b. 1949), Dutch politician ;Bontjes van Beek *

Cato Bontjes van Beek Cato Bontjes van Beek (; 14 November 1920 – 5 August 1943) was a German member of the Resistance against the Nazi regime. Early years Born in Bremen, Cato was the eldest of three children. She spent her childhood and youth in the nearby F ...

(1920–1943), German resistance member ;Van Beeck *

Franz Jozef van Beeck Frans Jozef Van Beeck or Franz Jozef van Beeck, also known as Joep van Beeck (June 11, 1930 – October 12, 2011), was a Dutch author and Christian theologian who was also a prominent priest of the Society of Jesus. Born in Helmond, Netherlands ...

(1930–2011), Dutch Jesuit theologian * ;Von Beeck * Peter von Beeck (died 1624), German (Aachen) historian

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{{surname, Van Beek Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin

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