Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern Dutch molen).Meulen, van der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. The even more common surname Vermeulen is a contraction of this name. Less common variants are "Van der Molen", "Vandermolen", "Ter Meulen", "Termeulen", "Van Meulen" and just "Meulen".
People Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632–1690), Flemish Baroque painter Agnes van der Meulen (born 1947), Dutch badminton player Albert Jan van der Meulen (1940-2025), Dutch paleontologist Alice ter Meulen (born 1952), Dutch linguist Augie Vander Meulen (1909–1993), American basketball player Claes Pietersz van der Meulen (1642–1693), Dutch glass painter Cornelis van der Meulen (1642–1691), Dutch painter Daniel van der Meulen (1894–1989), Dutch diplomat, explorer and writer Daniel Vandermeulen, Canadian educator Gary Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer Gejus van der Meulen (1903–1972), Dutch football goalkeeper Hannie Termeulen (1929–2001), Dutch freestyle swimmer Harm van der Meulen (1925–2007), Dutch trade unionist and politician Helena van der Meulen, Dutch screenwriter, film critic and TV writer Johan van der Meulen (1915–2005), better known as John O'Mill, Dutch writer Kaat Van der Meulen (born 1995), Belgian racing cyclist (born 1949), Dutch film and television director Laurens van der Meulen (1643–1719), Flemish sculptor and frame maker Leendert van der Meulen (1937–2015), Dutch track cyclist Marjolein van der Meulen (born 1960s), American biomedical engineer Matthijs van der Meulen (1888–1967), Dutch composer and music journalist (in 1915 changed his name to "Matthijs Vermeulen") Olof van der Meulen (born 1968), Dutch volleyball player Reinder van der Meulen, Dutch linguist, expert in the Balto-Slavic and Dutch languages. (1525–1592), Flemish composer and organist Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663–1730), Dutch painter Stephen Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer Steven van der Meulen (died 1563), Flemish-born English portrait painter Thijs van der Meulen (born 1980), Dutch football defender Timothy van der Meulen (born 1990), Dutch football defender Tsjibbe Gearts van der Meulen (1824–1906), Frisian writer and poet Yana van der Meulen Rodgers (born 1966), Dutch-born American feminist economist
Families
Van der Meulen family, an old and important family of fish merchants in Brussels.
See also Van der Molen Vermeulen
References
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