Van der Poel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the pool" (though poel could occasionally indicate a swamp as well).[1] Abroad the surname is often concatenated to "Vanderpoel". People with this surname include:
Adri van der Poel (born 1959), Dutch racing cyclistDavid van der Poel (born 1992), Dutch cyclocross racer, son of AdrieEgbert van der Poel (1621-1664), Dutch genre and landscape painterJacques van der Poel (born 1963), Dutch racing cyclistJean van der Poel (1904–1986), South African historianMathieu van der Poel (born 1995), Dutch cyclocross racer, son of AdrieWillem van der Poel (born 1926), Dutch computer scientistVanderpoelAaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870), U.S. Representative from New YorkEmily Noyes Vanderpoel (1842–1939), American artist, writer, and philanthropist.Isaac V. Vanderpoel (1814-1871), American lawyer and New York State TreasurerJohn Vanderpoel (1857-1911), Dutch-born American artist and teacherWaid Vanderpoel (1922-2003), American financier and conservationistVan der PoeleGeorges Van Der Poele (fl. 1900), Belgian equestrianVan de PoelHein van de Poel (1915-1993), Dutch politicianVandepoelBart Vandepoel (born 1982), Belgian footballerVan de PoeleEric van de Poele (born 1961), Belgian racing driverVan DepoeleCharles Joseph Van Depoele (1846–1892), Belgian-American electrical engineer and inventor