Kerkhof () is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "church garden". Alternative spellings include: Kerekhoff, Kerkhoff, Van Kerkhof.
An ancestor may have lived near or worked in the church yard, or have come from a number of villages and hamlets named Kerkhove or Kerkhoven.Kerkhof at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands Among variant forms of the surname are Kerckhoff(s), Kerkhoff(s), Kerkhove(n), and Van (de) Kerkhof(f). Notable people with the surname include:
Ian Kerkhof (since 1999 Aryan Kaganof; born 1964), South African-Dutch film maker, novelist, and poet Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs (1878–1962), Roman Catholic bishop Nikki Kerkhof (born 1983), Dutch singer Tim Kerkhof (born 1993), Dutch racing cyclist Kerkhoff(s) Bernd Kerkhoff (fl. 1975), German rower Guido Kerkhoff (born 1967), German business executive Matthias Kerkhoff (born 1979), German politician Pierre Kerkhoffs (1936–2021), Dutch football striker Van Kerkhof Bram van Kerkhof (born 1948), Dutch football midfielder and manager Sanne van Kerkhof (born 1987), Dutch short track speed skater, sister of Yara Yara van Kerkhof (born 1990), Dutch short-track speed-skater, sister of Sanne Van de(n) Kerkhof Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (born 1996), French professional footballer René van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch football winger, twin brother of Willy Willy van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch football midfielder, twin brother of René
See also John Kerkhof Park, a venue for football matches in Cambridge, New Zealand, named after the Dutch immigrant former president of the Cambridge Football Club
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