'''Van Doorn''' is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original carrier of the name may have been associated with the towns Doorn, Utrecht or Deurne, North Brabant or with a farm, homestead or other place named De(n) Doorn (="the thorn(bush)").<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=van%20Doorn&nfd_naam=Doorn,%20van&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring Doorn, van] at the Dutch Family Name Database</ref> Variations of the name include Van Dooren, Doorn, Van Doorne, Van Doren, Van Dorin and Van Dorn.
People with the surname ''Van Doorn'', ''Van Doorne'', or ''Vandoorne'' include:
*Annita van Doorn (born 1983), Dutch short track speed skater *Arnoud van Doorn (born 1966), Dutch far right politician *Cornelis Johannes van Doorn (1837–1906), Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan *Daniel Jansen Van Doorn (born 1990), Canadian volleyball player *Harry van Doorn (1915–1992), Dutch politician and government minister *Herman van Doorn (born 1963), Dutch jazz and pop singer *Hub van Doorne (1900–1979), Dutch businessman, co-founder of the DAF car manufacturing company *{{interlanguage link|J.A.A. van Doorn|de||nl|}} (1925–2008), Dutch sociologist and columnist *Johnny van Doorn (1944–1991), Dutch writer, poet, and performer *Marieke van Doorn (born 1960), Dutch field hockey player *Peter van Doorn (born 1946), Dutch racing cyclist *Sander van Doorn (born 1979), Dutch musician, DJ, and producer *Stoffel Vandoorne (born 1992), Belgian racing driver *Tinus van Doorn (1905–1940), Dutch Expressionist painter and graphic artist
==See also== *Van Dooren *Van Doren *Van Dorn (disambiguation) *Van Doorne transmission, developed by Hub van Doorne
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Dutch origin Category:Toponymic surnames