van der Elst or Van Der Elst 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.

alder Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few sp ...

(woods)". The forms ''Elst'' and ''Van Elst'' may also refer to an origin in the city of

Elst, Gelderland Elst is a town in the municipality of Overbetuwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is situated in the Betuwe, between the cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Elst has 21,447 inhabitants. Elst is known for its Roman temples, which are situated un ...

, the town

Elst, Utrecht Elst is a village in the central Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Rhenen, Utrecht, about 5 km southwest of Veenendaal. Until 1 January 2006, the western tip of the village was in the municipality of Amerongen. The village w ...

, or other villages by that name.Elst, van den / der
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Certain branches belong to the

Belgian nobility The Belgian nobility comprises Belgian individuals or families recognized as noble with or without a title of nobility in the Kingdom of Belgium. The Belgian constitution states that no specific privileges are attached to the nobility. History ...

as well to important

patrician Patrician may refer to: * Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage * Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...

non-noble families ( Nederlands Patriciaat). The name may refer to: * Bartel van der Elst (or "Van der Helst"; 1613–1670), Dutch portrait painter * Cédric Van der Elst (b. 1980), Belgian football midfielder *

François Van Der Elst François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

(1954–2017), Belgian football winger, brother of Leo *

Franky Van Der Elst Franky Van der Elst (born 30 April 1961) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He later worked as a manager. During a 21-year professional career he played mainly with Club Brugge, being regarded a ...

(b. 1961), Belgian football midfielder and manager *

Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (born 20 November 1959) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian. He was a vicar and an auxiliary bishop in Catholic Diocese of Münster, Münster before becoming the Bishop of Limburg in January 20 ...

(b. 1959), German Roman Catholic bishop *

Ingrid van der Elst Ingrid van der Elst (born 4 May 1955) is a Dutch former sportswoman who represented her country in both cricket and field hockey. In hockey, she was a goalkeeper for the Dutch national indoor team, while in cricket she played as a right-handed ba ...

(b. 1955), Dutch cricketer and field hockey player * (1896–1971), Belgian diplomat, art collector and writer *Karl Frans van der Elst van Bleskensgraaf (1938 - 2000), Captain of KLM Flight KL 867, which encountered volcanic ash over Alaska in 1989. *

Leo Van Der Elst Leo Van der Elst (born 7 January 1962) is a Belgian retired footballer who played mainly as a midfielder. He amassed Belgian Pro League totals of 406 games and 67 goals over the course of 15 seasons, mainly in representation of Antwerp, Club ...

(b. 1962), Belgian football midfielder, brother of François *Léon Baron van der Elst (1865-1933), Advisor to King Albert 1 and diplomat * Lodewijk van der Elst (or "Van der Helst"; 1642–aft.1684), Dutch portrait painter, son of Bartel *

Violet Van der Elst Violet Van der Elst (4 January 1882 – 30 April 1966) was a British entrepreneur and campaigner best remembered for her activities against the death penalty. Biography She was born Violet Anne Dodge, the daughter of a coal porter and a washerwo ...

(1882–1966), English businesswoman who campaigned against capital punishment and owner of

Harlaxton Manor Harlaxton is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir and just off the A607, south-west from Grantham and north-east from Melton Mowbray. History Ae ...

. ;Elst *

Eric Walter Elst Eric Walter Elst (30 November 1936 – 2 January 2022) was a Belgian astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle and a prolific discoverer of asteroids. The Minor Planet Center ranks him among the top 10 discoverers of minor planets ...

(1936–2022), Belgian astronomer *

Koenraad Elst Koenraad Elst (; born 7 August 1959) is a Flemish right wing Hindutva author, known primarily for his support of the Out of India theory and the Hindutva movement. Schola ...

(b. 1959), Belgian orientalist and Indologist

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