Van Hoorn is a Dutch toponymic surname. 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/the county of Horne in Dutch Limburg.Hoorn, van
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include: * Andries van Hoorn (1600–aft.1660), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals *

Arnold II van Hoorn Arnold (or Arnoud) II of Horne (1339–1389) was the son of Willem IV of Horne and Elisabeth of Cleves. He was canon, provost, Bishop of Utrecht from 1371 to 1378, and Bishop of Liège from 1378 to 1389. After the death of bishop Jan van Vi ...

, misspelling of Arnold van Horne (1339–1389), Dutch bishop * Hugoline van Hoorn (born 1970), Dutch squash player *

Joan van Hoorn Joan van Hoorn (1653–1711) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1704 until 1709. Joan (or Johan) van Hoorn was born on 16 November 1653, son to the wealthy Amsterdam gunpowder manufacturer, Pieter Janszn van Hoorn and his wife Sa ...

(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 on 14 June 1951. She graduated in 1983 at the Dutch Film and Television Academy. She ...

(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 Nicolaas van Hoorn (25 August 1904 – 17 June 1946) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially ...

(1904–1946), Dutch olympic fencer *Graaf van Hoorn may refer to Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn * (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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{{Surname, van Hoorn Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin Toponymic surnames

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