# Verbeek

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**Verbeek** is a surname of Dutch origin. The name is a contraction of the [toponym](/source/Toponymic_surname) [Van der Beek](/source/Van_der_Beek), meaning "from/of the creek". Besides a location near a stream, the original bearer may have been from a place called [Beek](/source/Beek_(disambiguation)).[1] In the Netherlands 9,775 people carried the name in 2007, making it the 100st most common surname.[2] Notable people with this surname include:

- [Alexandra Verbeek](/source/Alexandra_Verbeek) (born 1973), Dutch competitive sailor
- [Danny Verbeek](/source/Danny_Verbeek) (born 1990), Dutch football winger
- [Dirk Verbeek](/source/Dirk_Verbeek), South African Army general, Chief of Staff Intelligence 1994
- [Ellen Verbeek](/source/Ellen_Verbeek) (born 1958), Dutch journalist and editor
- [Frans Verbeek](/source/Frans_Verbeeck) (1510–1570), Flemish painter and draughtsman (usually spelled "Verbeeck")
- [Esther Verbeek](/source/Terry_Van_Ginderen) (1931–2018), Flemish television presenter known as Aunt Terry
- [Gertjan Verbeek](/source/Gertjan_Verbeek) (born 1962), Dutch football defender and manager
- [Grace Verbeek](/source/Grace_Verbeek) (born 1958), Canadian middle-distance runner
- [Guido Verbeck](/source/Guido_Verbeck) (1830–1898) (born "Verbeek"), Dutch political advisor, educator, and missionary in Japan
- [Gustave Verbeek](/source/Gustave_Verbeek) (or Verbeck) (1867–1937), Dutch-American illustrator and newspaper cartoonist, son of Guido.
- [Hans Verbeek](/source/Hans_Verbeek) (1873–1954), German architect and city planner
- [Herman Verbeek](/source/Herman_Verbeek) (1936–2013), Dutch priest and politician
- [Leen Verbeek](/source/Leen_Verbeek) (born 1955), Dutch entrepreneur and Labour Party politician
- [Lotte Verbeek](/source/Lotte_Verbeek) (born 1982), Dutch actress, dancer and model
- [Nicolaes Verbeek](/source/Nicolaes_Verbeek) (1582–1637), Dutch brewer in Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals
- [Pat Verbeek](/source/Pat_Verbeek) (born 1964), Canadian-born US ice hockey player
- [Peter-Paul Verbeek](/source/Peter-Paul_Verbeek) (born 1970), Dutch philosopher
- [Pieter Adriaensz Verbeek](/source/Pieter_Adriaensz_Verbeek) (1575–1637), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals
- [Pim Verbeek](/source/Pim_Verbeek) (1956–2019), Dutch football manager, coach of the Australia national team
- [Rick Verbeek](/source/Rick_Verbeek) (born 1988), Dutch football midfielder
- [Robert Verbeek](/source/Robert_Verbeek) (born 1961), Dutch football manager
- [Rogier Verbeek](/source/Rogier_Verbeek) (1845–1926), Dutch geologist and nature scientist
- [Sem Verbeek](/source/Sem_Verbeek) (born 1994), Dutch tennis player
- [Simon Verbeek](/source/Simon_Verbeek) (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
- [Tonya Verbeek](/source/Tonya_Verbeek) (born 1977), Canadian freestyle wrestler

## See also

- [Van Beek](/source/Van_Beek)
- [Van der Beek](/source/Van_der_Beek)
- [Vanderbeek](/source/Vanderbeek)
- [Verbeeck](/source/Verbeeck)
- [Verbeke](/source/Verbeke)

## References

1. [Verbeek](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Verbeek&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal=en) at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames

1. [The Top 100 Surnames in the Netherlands](http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf) at the Database of Dutch surnames

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