'''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.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20alphen&gba_naam=van%20Alphen&nfd_naam=Alphen,%20van&operator=eq&taal= Alphen, van] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.</ref> 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 swimmer
==See also== *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
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Dutch origin Category:Toponymic surnames