Van Alphen is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in Alphen in South Holland, Alphen in North Brabant, Alphen in Gelderland, Alpen (once "Alphen") in North Rhine-Westphalia, or Teralfene in Flemish Brabant.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Dick van Alphen (1938–2009), Dutch-born Australian soccer player
- Hans Van Alphen (born 1982), Belgian decathlete
- Hieronymus van Alphen (1746–1803), Dutch Treasurer-General and children's poet
- Isaac Van Alphen (f. 1881), Postmaster General of the South African Republic
- John Van Alphen (1914–1961), Belgian footballer and manager
- Jopie van Alphen (born 1940), Dutch backstroke swimmer
See also
edit- De Haas–van Alphen effect, discovered by Wander Johannes de Haas and his student Pieter M. van Alphen (1906–1967)
- 20 van Alphen, road running race held in Alphen aan den Rijn
References
edit- ^ Alphen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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