# Van Meter

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'''Van Meter''', '''VanMeter''', '''Van Metre''', '''Van Mater''' and '''Van Matre''' are American surnames derived from the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) surname [Van Meteren](/source/Van_Meteren). Most are descendants of Jan Joosten van Meteren (1626–1704) who in 1662 settled in Wiltwijck, [New Netherlands](/source/New_Netherlands), now [Kingston, New York](/source/Kingston%2C_New_York).<ref>Amelia Clay Lewis Van Meter Rogers, [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wynkoop/webdocs/vanmeter.htm The Van Meteren's of Holland and America] (1934)</ref><ref>James T. Van Meter, [http://www.vanmetre.com/Papers/van_meter_pioneers_in_america.htm Van Meter Pioneers in America] (1978)</ref><ref>William G. Scroggins, [http://wgscroggins.kueber.us/Vanmeter3_Jan_Joosten.pdf Jan Joosten van Meteren] (1989)</ref> The surname is a [toponym](/source/toponym), meaning "from [Meteren](/source/Meteren)" in [Gelderland](/source/Gelderland), the Netherlands.

==People==
*[Anna Van Meter](/source/Anna_Van_Meter), an American psychologist
*[Edwin Van Meter Champion](/source/Edwin_V._Champion) (1890–1970), an American politician from Illinois
*[George Van Meter](/source/George_Van_Meter) (1932–2007), an American cyclist
<!-- *[Gregg Van Meter](/source/Gregg_Van_Meter) (born 1981), an American Sports Agent : source ? -->
*[Homer Van Meter](/source/Homer_Van_Meter) (1905–1934), an American criminal and bank robber
*[Jen Van Meter](/source/Jen_Van_Meter), an American comic book writer
*[Josh VanMeter](/source/Josh_VanMeter) (born 1995), an American baseball player 
*[Laurence B. VanMeter](/source/Laurance_B._VanMeter) (born 1958), an American judge in Kentucky
*[Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr.](/source/Solomon_Lee_Van_Meter%2C_Jr.) (1888–1937), an American inventor of the backpack parachute and the ejection seat
*[Tom Van Meter](/source/Tom_Van_Meter) (1943–1992), an American politician in Ohio
*[Vicki Van Meter](/source/Vicki_Van_Meter) (1982–2008), an American pilot

===Van Matre===
*[Joseph Van Matre](/source/Joseph_Van_Matre) (1828–1892), Union Army soldier
*[Steve Van Matre](/source/Steve_Van_Matre) (born 1941), American environmental activist, author, and educator

==Settlements==
*[Van Meter, Iowa](/source/Van_Meter%2C_Iowa)
**"The Heater from Van Meter", nickname baseball pitcher [Bob Feller](/source/Bob_Feller), native of Van Meter, Iowa
* Van Meter, a settlement in Pennsylvania and site of the 1907 [Darr Mine Disaster](/source/Darr_Mine_Disaster)
*[Van Metre, South Dakota](/source/Van_Metre%2C_South_Dakota)

==Buildings named for people with this surname==
*[Fort Van Meter (Hampshire County, West Virginia)](/source/Fort_Van_Meter_(Hampshire_County%2C_West_Virginia)), an 18th-century frontier fort in named after Isaac Van Meter
**[Fort Pleasant](/source/Fort_Pleasant) {{aka}} Isaac Van Meter House, a nearby historic home built in the late 18th century.
**[Garrett VanMeter House](/source/Garrett_VanMeter_House), a nearby 19th century historic home
*[Fort Van Meter (disambiguation)](/source/Fort_Van_Meter_(disambiguation)), various other forts
*[Van Meter Hall](/source/Van_Meter_Hall), a building on the campus of Western Kentucky University

==Other things named for people with this surname==
*[Van Meter State Park](/source/Van_Meter_State_Park) in Missouri named in 1834 after the Vanmeter family who settled there in 1834
*[Van Metre Ford Stone Bridge](/source/Van_Metre_Ford_Stone_Bridge) in West Virginia

==See also==
*[Jacobus van Meteren](/source/Jacobus_van_Meteren) (1519–?), Dutch financier and printer of early English versions of the Bible
*[Emanuel van Meteren](/source/Emanuel_van_Meteren) (1535–1612), historian and Consul for "the Traders of the Low Countries" in London, son of Jacobus
*[Harry von Meter](/source/Harry_von_Meter) (1871–1956), American silent film actor

==References==
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