Van Hoorn 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.

. The place of origin often is the city of

Hoorn Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

, but may be any of four other Dutch settlements named

, three named Den Hoorn, or

Horn Horn most often refers to: *Horn (acoustic), a conical or bell shaped aperture used to guide sound ** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments *Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various ...

/the

county of Horne Horne (also ''Horn'', ''Hoorn'' or ''Hoorne'') is a small historic county of the Holy Roman Empire in the present day Netherlands and Belgium. It takes its name from the village Horn, west of Roermond. The residence of the counts of Horne was mo ...

Dutch Limburg Limburg (, ) is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west. Its long eastern boundary forms the international border with the state of North Rhine-Westph ...

.Hoorn, van
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andries van Hoorn Andries van Hoorn, or van der Horn (1600 – after 1660), was a Dutch mayor of Haarlem, known best today for his portraits by Frans Hals. Biography He was born in Haarlem as the son of the Haarlem magistrate Dammas van Hoorn and Christina (St ...

(1600–aft.1660), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals * Arnold II van Hoorn, misspelling of Arnold van Horne (1339–1389), Dutch bishop *

Hugoline van Hoorn Hugoline van Hoorn (born 1970) is a female Dutch former professional squash player who represented the Netherlands. She reached a career-high world ranking of 21 in 1995. She was Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or relate ...

(born 1970), Dutch squash player * Joan van Hoorn (1653–1711), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indie 1704–09 *

Netty van Hoorn Netty van Hoorn (born 14 June 1951) is a Dutch film director and producer who has won several awards for her work. Biography Van Hoorn was born in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and mos ...

(born 1951), Dutch film director *

Nicholas van Hoorn Nicholas van Hoorn (c. 1635 in Vlissingen – buried 24 June 1683, in Isla Mujeres) was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate. He was born in the Netherlands and died near Veracruz after being wounded on the Isla de Sacrificios. ''Nikolaas'' or ...

(1635–1683), Dutch pirate * Nicolaas van Hoorn (1904–1946), Dutch olympic fencer *Graaf van Hoorn may refer to

Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn Philip de Montmorency (ca. 1524 – 5 June 1568 in Brussels), also known as Count of Horn, ''Horne'', ''Hoorne'' or ''Hoorn'', was a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands. Biography De Montmorency was born as the eldest of four chi ...

* (born 1968),

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

van Hoorn, Franco-Dutch writer

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