# Van Kessel

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**Van Kessel** is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname) meaning "from/of Kessel". There are two towns [Kessel](/source/Kessel_(disambiguation)) in Belgium, two in The Netherlands, and one just across the border in Germany. It could also refer to the medieval [County of Kessel](/source/County_of_Kessel) with [Kessel (Limburg)](/source/Kessel_(Limburg)) as its capital, or the extended [Ambacht of Kessel](/source/Ambacht_of_Kessel) that existed until 1675.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

- [Corné van Kessel](/source/Corn%C3%A9_van_Kessel) (born 1991), Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist
- [Ferdinand van Kessel](/source/Ferdinand_van_Kessel) (1648–1696), Flemish painter, son of Jan the Elder
- [Gino van Kessel](/source/Gino_van_Kessel) (born 1993), Curaçaoan footballer
- [Henk van Kessel](/source/Henk_van_Kessel) (born 1946), Dutch motorcycle racer
- [Jan van Kessel (Amsterdam)](/source/Jan_van_Kessel_(Amsterdam)) (1641–1680), Dutch painter
- [Jan van Kessel the Elder](/source/Jan_van_Kessel_the_Elder) (1626–1679), Flemish painter
- [Jan van Kessel the Younger](/source/Jan_van_Kessel_the_Younger) (1654–1708), Flemish court painter in Spain, son of the above
- ['the other' Jan van Kessel](/source/'the_other'_Jan_van_Kessel) (c.1620–1661), Flemish still life painter
- [Jan Thomas van Kessel](/source/Jan_Thomas_van_Kessel) (1677–1741), a Flemish painter
- [John Van Kessel](/source/John_Van_Kessel) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Lieve van Kessel](/source/Lieve_van_Kessel) (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player
- [Peter van Kessel](/source/Peter_van_Kessel) (c. 1635–1668), Flemish still life painter
- [Peter van Kessel (historian)](/source/Peter_van_Kessel_(historian)) (born 1933), Dutch historian
- [Theodor van Kessel](/source/Theodor_van_Kessel) (1620 – 1696), Flemish engraver

## See also

- [Kessel (surname)](/source/Kessel_(surname))
- [Van Dessel (disambiguation)](/source/Van_Dessel_(disambiguation))

## References

1. [Kessel, van](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20kessel&gba_naam=van%20Kessel&nfd_naam=Kessel,%20van&operator=eq&taal=) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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