Van den Bosch is a Dutch toponymic surname, originally indicating either an association with a forest ("bosch", modern Dutch "bos"), with a place/dwelling named "Den Bosch" or with the city Den Bosch. In the Netherlands about 10,200 carried the name in 2007, while in Belgium 3755 people were named Van Den Bosch and another 3164 were named Vandenbosch, Vandebosch or Vanden Bosch in 2008. Other variant spellings are Van der Bosch and Van den Bos.
People with this surname include:
Antal van den Bosch (born 1969), Dutch language researcherDirk van den Bosch (1906–1994), Dutch sports shooterEngelbertus Batavus van den Bosch (1789-1851), Dutch admiral and Minister of ColoniesFrançois Van Den Bosch (born 1934), Belgian cyclistHippolyte Van den Bosch (1926-2011), Belgian footballerJean Van Den Bosch (1898-1985), Belgian cyclistJean van den Bosch (1910-1985), Belgian diplomatJean Van den Bosch, guitarist and vocalist of the The Vipers Skiffle GroupJohannes van den Bosch (1780-1844), Dutch Minister of State and Governor-General of the Dutch East IndiesJohannes van den Bosch (1906-1994), Dutch chess playerJohannes Adrianus van den Bosch (1813-1870), Dutch officer and politician; Minister of War from 1866-1868Kyle Vanden Bosch (b. 1978), American football playerLinde van den Bosch (b. 1963), Dutch linguistMonique van den Bosch (b. 1964), Dutch wheelchair tennis playerPieter van den Bosch (1612–1673), Dutch painterPieter Van den Bosch (1927-2009), Belgian footballerRinus van den Bosch (1938-1996), Dutch artistRoelof Benjamin van den Bosch (1810-1862), Dutch botanistTjalling van den Bosch (b. 1958), Dutch strongmanTom Van Den Bosch (b. 1985), Belgian cyclo-cross racerVan der BoschPeter van der Bosch (1686-1736), Flemish Jesuit hagiographerVandeboschIngrid Vandebosch (b. 1970), Belgian model