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:
VerbruggenGaspar 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 memberHendrik Frans Verbruggen (1654–1724), Flemish sculptornl:Jan Verbruggen (1712–1781), Dutch painter and master founderJohn Verbruggen (died 1708), English actor, husband of SusannaMarion Verbruggen (born 1950), Dutch recorder playerMarlies Verbruggen (born 1988), Belgian footballerSusanna Verbruggen (c. 1667 – 1703), English actor, wife of JohnVerbrugghenHenri Verbrugghen (1873–1934), Belgian conductor and violinistPieter Verbrugghen I (1615–1686), Flemish sculptor, father of Hendrik Frans VerbruggenVerbruggeCarel Verbrugge (1926–1985), Dutch singer, actor and radio/TV personality known as "Willy Alberti"Cyrille Verbrugge (1866–1929), Belgian fencerJean Verbrugge (1896–1964), Belgian fencerSven Verbrugge (born 1967), Belgian sidecar cross riderWilly Albertina Verbrugge (born 1945), Dutch singer and actress known as "Willeke Alberti"VerbruggheAlbert Verbrugghe, Belgian crime victimBrecht Verbrugghe (born 1982), Belgian footballerHenri Verbrugghe (1929–2009), Belgian sprint canoeistRik Verbrugghe (born 1974), Belgian road racing cyclist