Van der Laan

Van der Laan is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of the lane". There are also a number of small settlements in the Netherlands specifically named "De Laan" that could be at a family's origin.^[1] Abroad the name is often written as VanderLaan or Vander Laan. People with this name include:

• Arjan van der Laan (born 1969), Dutch former footballer and current manager
• Cristoffel van der Laan (van der Laemen) (1607–1651), Flemish genre painter, son of Jacob
• Eberhard van der Laan (1955-2017), Dutch lawyer and politician
• Hans van der Laan (1904–1991), Dutch Benedictine monk and architect
• Harry van der Laan (born 1964), Dutch footballer
• Jacob van der Laan (van der Laemen) (1584–1624), Flemish painter, father of Christoffel
• Jan van der Laan (1896–1966), Dutch architect
• Jason Vander Laan (born 1992), American football player
• Jeanet van der Laan (born 1980), Dutch footballer and politician
• Keith VanderLaan, American (?) make-up artist
• Leo van der Laan (1864–1942), Dutch architect
• Lousewies van der Laan (born 1966), Dutch politician; member of the European Parliament 1999–2003
• Mark van der Laan (born 1967), Dutch statistician
• Martijn van der Laan (born 1988), Dutch footballer
• Medy van der Laan (born 1968), Dutch politician
• Nick VanderLaan (born 1979), American basketball player
• Nico van der Laan (1908–1986), Dutch architect
• Robert VanderLaan (1930–2015), American politician
• Robin van der Laan (born 1968), Dutch footballer who played most of his career in England

See also

• 2823 van der Laan, main belt asteroid named after the Dutch astrologist Harry van der Laan
• White Van der Laan, variant name of the Chasselas wine grape variety

References

1. Laan, van der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.