Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner".[1] Variations on the name include Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname Verhoek is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include:
Van den HoekAad van den Hoek (born 1951), Dutch cyclistArnold van den Hoek (1921-1945), Dutch chess playerCornelis Pieter van den Hoek (born 1921), Dutch World War II resistance fighterLeanne van den Hoek (born 1958), Dutch army officernl:Martyn van den Hoek (born 1957), Dutch classical pianist [2]Van der Hoekde:Hans van der Hoek (born 1933), Dutch footballerZeke Vanderhoek, American teacher and entrepreneurVan den HoeckAbraham van den Hoeck (1700-1750), Dutch founder of the German scholarly publishing house Vandenhoeck & RuprechtVan den HoeckeGaspar van den Hoecke (c. 1585 – after 1648), Flemish still life painterJan van den Hoecke (1611–1651), Flemish painter and draughtsman, son of GasparRobert van den Hoecke (1622–1668), Flemish battle scenes painter, son of Gaspar