Van der Ham, Vanderham, Van Derham, Van den Ham, or Van Ham is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the ham". The Dutch word ham (as well as hem) only survives in place names and used to refer to alluvial land in a curve of a river.Ham, van den/ der at the Database of Surnames in The NetherlandsHam at etymologiebank.nl Several places exist with the name Ham or Den Ham so that the surname, especially in the form Van Ham, could refer to a specific location.
Notable people with the surname include: Van der Ham Boris van der Ham (born 1973), Dutch actor and politician Joanna Vanderham, Scottish actress Katarina Van Derham (born 1975), Slovak-American model, actress, and publisher Michael van der Ham (born 1985), Dutch womenswear designer Van den Ham Marieke van den Ham (born 1983), Dutch water polo player Michael van den Ham (born 1992), Canadian cyclo-cross cyclist Van Ham Herman van Ham (1931–2012), Dutch head chef Meindert van Ham (also Meindert van den Hamm; c.1470– aft.1545), military commander from Hamm
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