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.Laan, van der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. 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 Elvis van der Laan (born 2008), Swedish footballer 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 Katherine Vander Laan (born 1999), American Naval War Hero

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

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