Van Riel is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in the town of Riel, Goirle in North Brabant. Less likely is an origin in a former hamlet of the same name that is now a neighborhood in Eindhoven.Riel, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the surname include:
Cees van Riel (born 1951), Dutch organizational theorist Eef van Riel (born 1991), Dutch football midfielder Harm van Riel (1907–1980), Dutch VVD politician and businessman Henri Van Riel (1908–???), Belgian sailor Marten Van Riel (born 1992), Belgian triathlete Raimondo Van Riel (1881–1962), Italian actor Sied van Riel (born 1978), Dutch trance music DJ and producer Stefan Van Riel (born 1970), Belgian footballer
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