Van den Broek is a Dutch toponymic surname, meaning "from the marshes".Van den Broek surname origin at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames Variant spellings include Van den Broeck, Van den Broeke, and Vandebroek. People with this surname include: Antonius van den Broek (1870–1926), Dutch lawyer and physicist known for defining the atomic number Barbara van den Broek (1932–2001), New Zealand-born Australian architect and landscape architect Benjamin van den Broek (born 1987), New Zealand footballer Dirk van den Broek (1924–2020), Dutch businessman Elias van den Broek (1649–1708), Dutch Golden Age flower painter Hans van den Broek (1936–2025), Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Irene van den Broek (born 1980), Dutch cyclist Jacques van den Broek (born 1960), Dutch businessman, CEO of Randstad Holding Jan Karel van den Broek (1814–1865), Dutch physician in Japan Jo van den Broek (1898–1978), Dutch architect Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946), Dutch businessman and Minister of Finance John van den Broek (1894/1895–1918) Dutch cinematographer who died while filming Klaas van den Broek (born 1955), Dutch ice hockey player Koen van den Broek (born 1973), Belgian painter Marc van den Broek (born 1953), Belgian painter and sculptor Marilène van den Broek (born 1970), Dutch princess Marleen van den Broek (born 1971), Dutch singer and presenter known as Marlayne Nanja van den Broek (born 1975), Dutch freediver Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar Theo van den Broek (born 1930s), New Zealand football player Theodore J. Van den Broek (1783–1851), Dutch Dominican missionary to the United States Van den Broeke Vandebroek Sophie Vandebroek (born 1962), Belgian electrical engineer and business executive
See also Broek (disambiguation) Vandenbroek, Wisconsin, a town in Outagamie County
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