Van den Akker is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the farmland". De(n)Akker has also been the name of many specific farms and hamlets.[1] Variants include Van de Akker, Van den Acker and Van den Aker. Notable people with the surname include:
- Joan van den Akker (born 1984), Dutch sprinter
- John van den Akker (born 1966), Dutch racing cyclist
- Koos Van Den Akker (1939–2015), Dutch-born American fashion designer
- Laurens van den Acker (born 1965), Dutch automobile designer
- Marjan van den Akker (born 1965), Dutch computer scientist and operations researcher
- Sophie Van Den Akker (born 1990), Australian model
See also
edit- Van Acker, a surname common in Belgium
References
edit- ^ Akker, van den at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.