Van der Lans or VanderLans is a

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 ...

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", but probably referring to a location named ''De Lans''.Lans, van der
at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands Notable people with the surname include: * Brigitte van der Lans (born 1968), Dutch backstroke swimmer *

Jan van der Lans Johannes (Jan) Maria van der Lans (10 July 1933 – 6 July 2002) was a Dutch professor in the psychology of religion at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (now called Radboud University Nijmegen). Education Van der Lans was born in The Hague ...

(1933–2002), Dutch psychologist * Jos van der Lans (born 1954), Dutch journalist, writer and politician * Piet van der Lans (1940–2018), Dutch Olympic cyclist * Rudy VanderLans (born 1955), Dutch graphic designer and typographer * Olav van der Lans (born 1992), Dutch marketeer

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