Verbruggen, Verbrugghen, Verbrugge and Verbrugghe are Dutch toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of "van der Brugge(n)", meaning "from the bridge".[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Verbruggen
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen (1635–1681), Flemish painter (father)
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger (1664–1730), Flemish painter (son)
Hein Verbruggen (born 1941), Dutch International Olympic Committee member
Hendrik Frans Verbruggen (1654–1724), Flemish sculptor
nl:Jan Verbruggen (1712–1781), Dutch painter and master founder
John Verbruggen (died 1708), English actor, husband of Susanna
Marion Verbruggen (born 1950), Dutch recorder player
Marlies Verbruggen (born 1988), Belgian footballer
Susanna Verbruggen (c. 1667 – 1703), English actor, wife of John
Verbrugghen
Henri Verbrugghen (1873–1934), Belgian conductor and violinist
Pieter Verbrugghen I (1615–1686), Flemish sculptor, father of Hendrik Frans Verbruggen
Verbrugge
Carel Verbrugge (1926–1985), Dutch singer, actor and radio/TV personality known as "Willy Alberti"
Cyrille Verbrugge (1866–1929), Belgian fencer
Jean Verbrugge (1896–1964), Belgian fencer
Sven Verbrugge (born 1967), Belgian sidecar cross rider
Willy Albertina Verbrugge (born 1945), Dutch singer and actress known as "Willeke Alberti"
Verbrugghe
Albert Verbrugghe, Belgian crime victim
Brecht Verbrugghe (born 1982), Belgian footballer
Henri Verbrugghe (1929–2009), Belgian sprint canoeist
Rik Verbrugghe (born 1974), Belgian road racing cyclist