Vermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern Dutch molen). It is a contraction of the surname Van der Meulen. In the Netherlands 20,633 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 30th most common surname, while in Belgium 13,552 people were named Vermeulen in 2008, making it the 11th most common name there.
People with the name Vermeulen, VerMeulen, Vermeule, or Vermeulin include:
Adrian Vermeule (b. 1968), American legal scholarAlexey Vermeulen (b. 1994), American professional cyclistAmy Vermeulen (b. 1983), Canadian football (soccer) forwardAndré Vermeulen (b. 1955), Belgian journalist and television personalityAndries Vermeulen (1763-1814), Dutch painterAngelo Vermeulen (b. 1971), Belgian visual artist and scientistArjan Vermeulen (b. 1969), Dutch footballerBlakey Vermeule (b. 1966), American British literature scholarBram Vermeulen (1946-2004), Dutch singer, composer and cabaretierChris Vermeulen (b. 1982), Australian motorcycle racerCornelis Vermeulen (1644-1708), Flemish Baroque engraverCornelius Clarkson Vermeule I (1859-1950), American civil engineerCornelius Clarkson Vermeule II (1895-1943), American WWI soldier and civil engineerCornelius Clarkson Vermeule III (1925-2008), American art historian and museum curatorDuane Vermeulen (b. 1986), South African rugby union playerEddy Vermeulen (="Ever Meulen") (b. 1946), Belgian illustrator and comic strip artistEdouard Vermeulen (b. 1957), Belgian fashion designerElvis Vermeulen (b. 1979), French rugby union playerEmily Vermeule (1928-2001), American classical scholar and archaeologistErik Vermeulen (b. 1959), Belgian jazz pianistFerdinand Vermeulen Krieger (1782-1865), Dutch Colonel in the Royal Netherlands East Indies ArmyGijs Vermeulen (b. 1981), Dutch rowerHendrik Vermeulen (b. 1982), South African fashion designerInge Vermeulen (1985–2015), Dutch field hockey playerJaap Jan Vermeulen (b. 1955), Dutch botanistJeff Vermeulen (b. 1988), Dutch racing cyclistJohannes Vermeulen (1533-1585), also known as Molanus, Flemish Catholic theologianJohn Vermeulen (1941-2009), Flemish authorJorn Vermeulen (b. 1987), Belgian footballerJulie Vermeulen (b. 2003), DutchQueen
Klaas Vermeulen (b. 1988), Dutch field hockey playerKoert Vermeulen (b. 1967), Belgian lighting designerLuc Vermeulen, Flemish nationalist activistMark Vermeulen (b. 1979), Zimbabwean cricketerMatatumua Maimoaga Vermeulen (b. 1935), Samoan politician, nurse and environmentalistMatthijs Vermeulen (1888-1967), Dutch composer and music journalistMichael VerMeulen (1956-1995), American magazine editorMichel Vermeulin (b. 1934), French racing cyclistPetrus Jacobus Franciscus Vermeulen (1846-1913), Dutch politicianPJ Vermeulen (b. 1987), South African rugby union playerPierre Vermeulen (b. 1956), Dutch football player and coachRiaan Vermeulen (b. 1984), South African rugby union playerRobert Vermeulen (="Tesco Vee") (b. 1955), American punk rock musicianSita Vermeulen (b. 1980), Dutch pop singerWalter Vermeulen, Samoan / Belgian surgeon, farmer and environmentalistWaltie Vermeulen (b. 1988), South African rugby union playerWilliam VerMeulen, American French horn player