Van Schendel and Van Schijndel are Dutch toponymic surnames meaning "from Schijndel" (locally Skendel), a town in North Brabant.Schendel, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name include:
Bernardus van Schijndel (1647–1709), Dutch genre painter, a.k.a. Bernardus van Schendel Petrus van Schendel (1806–1870), Dutch-Belgian genre painter Arthur van Schendel (1874–1946), Dutch writer of novels and short stories Arthur F.E. van Schendel (1910–1979), Dutch art historian and museum director, son of Arthur Antoon van Schendel (1910–1990), Dutch racing cyclist, brother of Albert Albert van Schendel (1912–1990), Dutch racing cyclist, brother of Antoon Jan van Schijndel (1927–2011), Dutch football midfielder
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