Van Hoof is a Dutch toponymic surname. Hoof (modern Dutch hof and hoef, "homestead") may refer to any number of places with the -hof, -hoof, or -hove endings, including the town Hove in Antwerp province, near which the surname is particularly common.[1] It could also be derived from names with a particle, like Van 't Hof ("from the homestead").[2] Variants include Van Hooff and Vanhoof. Notable people with the surname include:
- Elke Vanhoof (born 1992), Belgian BMX bicyclist
- Frederique van Hoof (born 2001), Dutch Paralympic table tennis player
- Harry van Hoof (born 1943), Dutch composer, conductor and music arranger
- Henk van Hoof (born 1947), Dutch politician
- Jan van Hoof (1922–1944), Dutch Resistance member
- Jef van Hoof (1886–1959), Belgian composer and conductor
- Mary Ann Van Hoof (1909–1984), American Marian visionary
- Roger van Hoof (born 1947), Belgian Surgeon General
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- Anton van Hooff (born 1943), Dutch historian of antiquity
- Jan van Hooff (1755–1816), Dutch Patriot politician and statesman
- Jan van Hooff (born 1936), Dutch primatologist
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