Van Reenen is Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Rhenen", a city in the province of Utrecht. Among variant forms, all pronounced the same, are Renen, Rheenen and Rhenen. Until 2006, there was a noble family .Reenen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Charlie van Renen (1868–1942), South African rugby player Derek Van Rheenen (born 1964), Nigerian-born American soccer defender Esmari van Reenen (born 1981), South African sport shooter Godfrey van Rhenen (died 1178), Bishop of Utrecht 1156–78 Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen (1818–1893), Dutch politician, Minister of the Interior 1853–56 John van Reenen (1947–2018), South African discus thrower John Van Reenen (economist) (born 1965), British economist Piet van Reenen (1909–1969), Dutch football forward
See also Ursula van Rienen (born 1957), German applied mathematician and physicist Van Reenen's Pass, South African mountain passnamed after the farmer Frans van Reenen Van Reenen, settlement on the top of that pass
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