Van den Bosch is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

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

, originally indicating either an association with a forest ("bosch", modern Dutch "bos"), with a place/dwelling named "Den Bosch" or with the city

Den Bosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

. In the Netherlands about 10,200 carried the name in 2007, while in Belgium 3,755 people were named Van Den Bosch and another 3,164 were named ''Vandenbosch'', ''Vandebosch'' or ''Vanden Bosch'' in 2008.van den bosch
etc. at www.familienaam.be Other variant spellings are ''Van der Bosch'' and Van den Bos. People with this surname include: * Antal van den Bosch (born 1969), Dutch language researcher * Dirk van den Bosch (1906–1994), Dutch sports shooter * (1789-1851), Dutch admiral and Minister of Colonies * François Van Den Bosch (born 1934), Belgian cyclist *

Hippolyte Van den Bosch Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011), nicknamed Poly, was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League in 1954 while playing for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He played 8 times with the Belgium ...

(1926-2011), Belgian footballer *

Jean Van Den Bosch Jean van den Bosch (27 January 1910 – 15 December 1985) was a Belgian diplomat. Biography Jean van den Bosch was born on 27 January 1910 in Ghent, Belgium. He received a doctorate in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1931. Th ...

(1898-1985), Belgian cyclist *

Jean van den Bosch Jean van den Bosch (27 January 1910 – 15 December 1985) was a Belgian diplomat. Biography Jean van den Bosch was born on 27 January 1910 in Ghent, Belgium. He received a doctorate in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1931. Th ...

(1910-1985), Belgian diplomat *

Jean Van den Bosch Jean van den Bosch (27 January 1910 – 15 December 1985) was a Belgian diplomat. Biography Jean van den Bosch was born on 27 January 1910 in Ghent, Belgium. He received a doctorate in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 1931. Th ...

, guitarist and vocalist of The Vipers Skiffle Group *

Johannes van den Bosch Johannes, Count van den Bosch (2 February 1780 – 28 January 1844) was a Dutch officer and politician. He was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1830–1833), commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Minister of Colonies ...

(1780-1844), Dutch Minister of State and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies *

(1906-1994), Dutch chess player *

Johannes Adrianus van den Bosch Johannes Adrianus van den Bosch (3 January 1813, Zuilen - 16 February 1870, Arnhem) was a Dutch officer and politician. Van den Bosch was Aide-de-camp of the Prince of Orange and of King William III of the Netherlands. He was Minister of War fro ...

(1813-1870), Dutch officer and politician; Minister of War from 1866 to 1868 *

Kyle Vanden Bosch Kyle Dale Vanden Bosch (born November 17, 1978) is a former American football defensive end who played over ten years in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and was drafted by the Arizona ...

(b. 1978), American football player * Linde van den Bosch (b. 1963), Dutch linguist *

Monique van den Bosch Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch (born 28 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and table tennis player. Monique competed at the Paralympics in 1984 Summer Paralympics, 1984, 1988 Summer Paralympics, 1988, 1992 Summer Par ...

(b. 1964), Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Pieter van den Bosch (1612–1673), Dutch painter * Pieter Van den Bosch (1927-2009), Belgian footballer * Rinus van den Bosch (1938-1996), Dutch artist * Roelof Benjamin van den Bosch (1810-1862), Dutch botanist *

Tjalling van den Bosch Tjalling van den Bosch (born 28 June 1958 in Achlum) or "Charlie" as he was often called, is a former competitive Dutch powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete. He competed only once in World's Strongest Man in 1990 finishing 7th, howe ...

(b. 1958), Dutch strongman * (b. 1985), Belgian cyclo-cross racer ;Van der Bosch *

Peter van der Bosch Peter van der Bosch (19 October 1686, in Brussels – 14 November 1736) was a Bollandist (Jesuit hagiographer). After studying the humanities at the College of Brussels from 1698 to 1705, he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at Mechl ...

(1686-1736), Flemish Jesuit hagiographer ;Vandebosch *

Ingrid Vandebosch Ingrid Vandebosch (born 8 November 1970) is a Belgian model and actress who won the Elite Look of the Year Award in 1990. She is the wife of the retired NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon. Modeling career Vandebosch began her career in Belgium in 1986 a ...

(b. 1970), Belgian model

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