Van Eck 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 ...

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

. The name can be derived from ''Van Heck'' ("from fence") or van eik (wood from oak), but perhaps most families, including the noble family (Van Panthaleon) Van Eck, find their origin in the town Eck 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 ...

, first mentioned in the year 953.Eck en Wiel
at Gen Wiki Gelderland (in Dutch) People with this surname include: * Caroline van Eck (born 1959), Dutch art historian and academic * Cornelis van Eck (1662–1732), Dutch jurist and poet * Jos van Eck (born 1964), Dutch footballer * Lubbert Jan van Eck (1719–1765), Dutch Baron and governor of Ceylon *

Pierre Vaneck Pierre Vaneck (born Pierre Auguste Van Hecke; 15 April 1931 – 31 January 2010) was a French people, French actor. During his career, he won a Molière Award in 1988 and received a César Award nomination in 2009. Biography Son of a Belgian ar ...

(1931–2010), French actor of Belgian origin * René van Eck (born 1966), Dutch footballer

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