Van Doorn is a

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

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 ...

origin. The original carrier of the name may have been associated with the towns

Doorn Doorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. History In a document from 885 to 896, the settlement is called "Thorhem", dwelling of Thor, the God of Thunder. Vikings quarte ...

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

Deurne, North Brabant Deurne () is a rural municipality and eponymous village in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. Including the villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Neerkant, and Helenaveen, Deurne had a population of in and covers an area of . History ...

or with a farm, homestead or other place named De(n) Doorn (="the thorn(bush)").Doorn, van
at the Dutch Family Name Database Variations of the name include Van Dooren, Doorn, Van Doorne,

Van Doren Van Doren is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin and a variation of Van Doorn. Notable people with the surname include: * Carl Clinton Van Doren (1885–1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, brother of Mark Van Doren * Charles Van Doren (19 ...

, Van Dorin and Van Dorn. People with the name ''Doorn'', ''Van Doorn'', ''Van Doorne'', or ''Vandoorne'' include: ;Van Doorn * Annita van Doorn (b. 1983), Dutch short track speed skater *

Arnoud van Doorn Arnoud van Doorn (born 18 March 1966, in The Hague) is a politician. He was a member of the Dutch political party, Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), before converting to Islam. Political career Arnoud van Doorn used to be part of the PVV of Geert Wild ...

(b. 1966), Dutch far right politician *

Cornelis Johannes van Doorn was a Dutch civil engineer and foreign advisor to Meiji period Japan. Biography Cornelis Johannes van Doorn was born on 5 January 1837 in Hall (Gelderland), Netherlands, the son of the Reverend PW van Doorn. Van Doorn studied at the Technical ...

(1837–1906), Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan *

Daniel Jansen Van Doorn Daniel Jansen Van Doorn (born ) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and French club Tours VB, a gold medallist at the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, and a competitor at the ...

(b. 1990), Canadian volleyball player * Donij van Doorn, Dutch soprano touring with

André Rieu André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (; is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra. Rieu and his orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide concert touring act. He r ...

Harry van Doorn Henri Willem "Harry" van Doorn (6 October 1915 – 12 January 1992) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later co-founder of the Political Party of Radicals The Political Party of Radicals ( nl, Politieke Partij Radi ...

(1915–1992), Dutch politician and government minister *

Herman van Doorn Herman van Doorn (born 1963) is a Dutch singer also known as "Hermanherman". He is known for singing the Dutch theme songs for the long running animated series ''Pokémon''. Biography Van Doorn studied at the Conservatory of Utrecht and Berklee ...

(b. 1963), Dutch jazz and pop singer * (1925–2008), Dutch sociologist and columnist *

Johnny van Doorn Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant ...

(1944–1991), Dutch writer, poet, and performer *

Marieke van Doorn Marieke Birgitta van Doorn (born 15 June 1960 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Four years later in Seoul she ca ...

(b. 1960), Dutch field hockey player * Peter van Doorn (b. 1946), Dutch racing cyclist *

Sander van Doorn Sander Ketelaars (; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn () or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Background Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 200 ...

(b. 1979), Dutch musician, DJ, and producer *

Tinus van Doorn Martinus Jacob van Doorn (2 June 1905, Padang – 17 May 1940, Uccle) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist in the Expressionism, Expressionist style. Biography He was born in Indonesia. His family returned to the Netherlands when he was eigh ...

(1905–1940), Dutch Expressionist painter and graphic artist ;Van Doorne / Vandoorne *

Hub van Doorne Hubert Jozef ("Hub") van Doorne (1 January 1900 – 23 May 1979) was the founder of Van Doorne's Aanhangwagenfabriek (Trailer factory) and of Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek (vehicle factory) known as DAF Trucks, DAF, together with his brother Wille ...

(1900–1979), Dutch businessman, co-founder of the DAF car manufacturing company *

Stoffel Vandoorne Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992) is a Belgian professional racing driver who is currently racing for Dragon Racing in Formula E. He had previously competed in Formula One for McLaren from 2016 to 2018. He is currently a test driver of M ...

(b. 1992), Belgian racing driver ;Doorn * Bert Doorn (b. 1949), Dutch politician *

Tiffany Doorn The Miss Washington USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington, which also produces Id ...

(b. 1982), American beauty queen ; Van Dorn *

Earl Van Dorn Earl Van Dorn (September 17, 1820May 7, 1863) started his military career as a United States Army officer but joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out. He was a major general when he was killed in a private conflict. A g ...

(1820–1863), Confederate officer *

Peter Aaron Van Dorn Peter Aaron Van Dorn (1773–1837) was an American lawyer, judge and cotton planter in Mississippi. Born and raised in New Jersey, with a law degree from Princeton, as a young man he migrated to the Mississippi Territory, where he made his ca ...

(1773-1837), one of the founders of the city of

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

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