Van Acker a Dutch

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

meaning "from (the) farmland". It is common in

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and

Zeelandic Flanders Zeelandic Flanders ( ; zea, Zeêuws-Vlaonderen; vls, Zêeuws-Vloandern)''Vlaanderen'' in isolation: . is the southernmost region of the province of Zeeland in the south-western Netherlands. It lies south of the Western Scheldt that separates t ...

, while the agglutinated form ''Vanacker'' is more common in the province of

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

.Van Acker
an
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at familienaam.be. Notable people with the surname include: ;Van Acker / Vanacker * Achille Van Acker (1898–1975), Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium * (1997–2017), Belgian racing cyclist * Charles Van Acker (1912–1998), Belgian-American racecar driver *

Drew Van Acker Drew Van Acker (born April 2, 1986) is an American actor, model and producer. He is known for playing Jason DiLaurentis, the older brother of Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), on Freeform's ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017) and Ian Archer ...

(born 1986), American actor *

Evi Van Acker Evi Van Acker (born 23 September 1985) is a Belgian professional sailor. She has a Bachelor in Chemistry and is currently studying for a Master in bio-engineering. Career Van Acker started sailing at age 7 in an Optimist dinghy and soon starte ...

(born 1985), Belgian sailor *

Flori van Acker Flori Van Acker or Florimond Marie Van Acker (6 April 1858 – 14 March 1940) was a neo-romantic, impressionist Belgian painter, engraver, stamp designer and director of the Academy of Bruges. Life Flori van Acker was born in Bruges in 1858. ...

(1858–1940), Belgian painter, engraver, and stamp designer * (1929–1992), Belgian politician, government minister, and mayor of Bruges * Johannes Baptista van Acker (1794–1863), Flemish painter *

Luc van Acker Luc Van Acker is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He began writing and releasing solo material in 1982, contributed guitar on Shriekback's 1984 album ''Jam Science'', and collaborated with Anna Domino on the track "Zanna" for hi ...

(born 1961), Belgian musician, producer and label manager *

Regi Van Acker Regi Van Acker (born 25 April 1955 in Beveren, Belgium) is a Belgian footballer and coach who is currently managing Dender in Belgian First Division B. He is known for his career as a football technician. He has coached KV Courtrai, Royal Ant ...

(born 1955), Belgian footballer and coach *

Thibaut Van Acker Thibaut Van Acker (born 21 November 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse Kempenzonen in the Belgian First Division B. Club career Club Brugge Born in Merendree, Van Acker joined the academy at Club Brug ...

(born 1991), Belgian footballer ;Van Ackere / Vanackere * Maria van Ackere–Doolaeghe (1803–1884), Flemish writer *

Steven Vanackere Steven Vanackere, (, born on 4 February 1964 in Wevelgem) is a Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He held the portfolios of Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Aff ...

(born 1964), Belgian politician, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

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{{surname, Van Acker Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Belgian origin Toponymic surnames

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