Verbeek
Verbeek is a surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of the
toponym Van der Beek, meaning "from/of the creek". Besides a location near a stream, the original bearer may have been from a place called
Beek. In the Netherlands 9,775 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 100st most common surname.
Notable people with this surname include:
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Alexandra Verbeek (born 1973), Dutch competitive sailor
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Danny Verbeek (born 1990), Dutch football winger
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Dirk Verbeek, South African Army general, Chief of Staff Intelligence 1994
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Frans Verbeek (1510–1570), Flemish painter and draughtsman (usually spelled "Verbeeck")
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Esther Verbeek (1931–2018), Flemish television presenter known as Aunt Terry
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Gertjan Verbeek (born 1962), Dutch football defender and manager
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Grace Verbeek (born 1958), Canadian middle-distance runner
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Guido Verbeck (1830–1898) (born "Verbeek"), Dutch political advisor, educator, and missionary in Japan
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Gustave Verbeek (or Verbeck) (1867–1937), Dutch-American illustrator and newspaper cartoonist, son of Guido.
* (1873–1954), German architect and city planner
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Herman Verbeek (1936–2013), Dutch priest and politician
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Leen Verbeek (born 1955), Dutch entrepreneur and Labour Party politician
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Lotte Verbeek (born 1982), Dutch actress, dancer and model
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Nicolaes Verbeek (1582–1637), Dutch brewer in Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals
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Pat Verbeek (born 1964), Canadian-born US ice hockey player
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Peter-Paul Verbeek (born 1970), Dutch philosopher
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Pieter Adriaensz Verbeek (1575–1637), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals
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Pim Verbeek (1956–2019), Dutch football manager, coach of the Australia national team
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Rick Verbeek (born 1988), Dutch football midfielder
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Robert Verbeek (born 1961), Dutch football manager
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Rogier Verbeek (1845–1926), Dutch geologist and nature scientist
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Sem Verbeek (born 1994), Dutch tennis player
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Simon Verbeek (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
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Tonya Verbeek (born 1977), Canadian freestyle wrestler
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