# Verbeke

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**Verbeke** is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname). It is a contraction of [Van der Beek](/source/Van_der_Beek), meaning "from the creek". It is particularly common in [West Flanders](/source/West_Flanders).[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:

- [André Verbeke](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Verbeke) (1908–1978), Belgian architect
- [Annelies Verbeke](/source/Annelies_Verbeke) (born 1976), Belgian author and playwright
- [Eleonora Verbeke](/source/Eleonora_Verbeke) (1713–1786), nun and apothecary
- [Johan C. Verbeke](/source/Johan_C._Verbeke) (born 1951), Belgian politician
- [Gerard Verbeke](/source/Gerard_Verbeke) (1910–2001), Belgian philosopher and Roman Catholic priest
- [Grace Verbeke](/source/Grace_Verbeke) (born 1984), Belgian road racing cyclist
- [Harry Verbeke](/source/Harry_Verbeke) (1922–2004), Dutch jazz saxophonist
- [Johan C. Verbeke](/source/Johan_C._Verbeke) (born 1951), Belgian diplomat, Ambassador to the UK and the US
- [Kristel Verbeke](/source/Kristel_Verbeke) (born 1975), Belgian singer, actress, and dancer
- [Natalia Verbeke](/source/Natalia_Verbeke) (born 1975), Argentine-Spanish actress
- [Peter Verbeken](/source/Peter_Verbeken) (born 1966), Belgian racing cyclist
- [Siegfried Verbeke](/source/Siegfried_Verbeke) (born 1941), Belgian neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier
- [William K. Verbeke](/source/William_K._Verbeke) (born 1820), American politician and philanthropist

## See also

- [Verbeek](/source/Verbeek)
- [Verbeeck](/source/Verbeeck)
- [Jules Verbecke](/source/Jules_Verbecke) (1879–?), French swimmer and water polo player

## References

1. [Verbeke](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=verbeke&gba_naam=Verbeke&nfd_naam=Verbeke&operator=eq&taal=) at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames

1. [Verbeke](https://familienaam.be/Verbeke) at familienaam.be

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