'''Van Velsen''', '''Van Velzen''', and '''Van Velze''' are Dutch toponymic surname referring to the town Velsen in North Holland.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Velzen%2C+van&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Velsen, van] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.</ref> People with these surnames include:
;Van Velsen *Gerard van Velsen (died 1296), Dutch noble *Jaap van Velsen (1921–1990), Dutch-born British anthropologist *Jacob Jansz van Velsen (1597–1656), Dutch painter *Koen van Velsen (born 1952), Dutch architect *Ria van Velsen (1943–2025), Dutch backstroke swimmer *Ria van Velsen (gymnast) (born 1939), Dutch gymnast *Wilma van Velsen (born 1964), Dutch butterfly and freestyle swimmer
;Van Velzen *Bryony van Velzen (born 1996), Dutch racing cyclist *Christiaan van Velzen (born 1932), Olympic shooter from the Netherlands *Dick van Velzen, Dutch pathologist involved in the Alder Hey organs scandal *Gyliano van Velzen (born 1994), Dutch football forward *Ilse and Femke van Velzen (born 1980), Dutch documentary filmmakers *Krista van Velzen (born 1974), Dutch politician *Peter van Velzen (born 1958), Dutch footballer *Roel van Velzen (born 1978), Dutch singer-songwriter better known as VanVelzen *{{interlanguage link|Wim van Velzen|nl|Wim van Velzen (1943)|pl|Wim van Velzen (ur. 1943)|ro|W.G. van Velzen}} (born 1943), Dutch politician, CDA Party Chair 1987–1994 ;Van Velze *Gerrit-Jan van Velze (born 1988), South African rugby player ;Thoden van Velzen *Bonno Thoden van Velzen (1933–2020), Dutch anthropologist, Surinamist and Africanist
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