Van der Meulen

Van der Meulen or Vandermeulen is a Dutch toponymic or occupational surname, meaning "from the (wind/water) mill" (modern Dutch molen). The even more common surname Vermeulen is a contraction of this name. Less common variants are "Van der Molen", "Vandermolen", "Ter Meulen", "Termeulen", "Van Meulen" and just "Meulen".

People

 * Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632–1690), Flemish Baroque painter
 * Agnes van der Meulen (born 1947), Dutch badminton player
 * Albert Jan van der Meulen (born 1940), paleontologist
 * Alice ter Meulen (born 1952), Dutch linguist
 * Augie Vander Meulen (1909–1993), American basketball player
 * Claes Pietersz van der Meulen (1642-1693), Dutch glass painter
 * Cornelis van der Meulen (1642–1691), Dutch painter
 * (1894-1989), Dutch diplomat, explorer and writer
 * Daniel Vandermeulen, Canadian educator
 * Gary Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer
 * Gejus van der Meulen (1903–1972), Dutch football goalkeeper
 * Hannie Termeulen (1929-2001), Dutch freestyle swimmer
 * Harm van der Meulen (1925–2007), Dutch trade unionist and politician
 * Helena van der Meulen, Dutch screenwriter, film critic and TV writer
 * Johan van der Meulen (1915–2005), better known as John O'Mill, Dutch writer
 * Kaat Van der Meulen (born 1995), Belgian racing cyclist
 * (born 1949), Dutch film and television director
 * Laurens van der Meulen (1643-1719), Flemish sculptor and frame maker
 * Leendert van der Meulen (1937–2015), Dutch track cyclist
 * Marjolein van der Meulen (born 1960s), American biomedical engineer
 * Matthijs van der Meulen (1888-1967), Dutch composer and music journalist (in 1915 changed his name to "Matthijs Vermeulen")
 * Olof van der Meulen (born 1968), Dutch volleyball player
 * Reinder van der Meulen, Dutch linguist, expert in Baltic and Slavic languages and the Dutch language.
 * (1525-1592), Flemish composer and organist
 * Sieuwert van der Meulen (1663-1730), Dutch painter
 * Stephen Vandermeulen (born 1965), Canadian swimmer
 * Steven van der Meulen (died 1563), Flemish-born English portrait painter
 * Thijs van der Meulen (born 1980), Dutch football defender
 * Timothy van der Meulen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
 * Tsjibbe Gearts van der Meulen (1824–1906), Frisian writer and poet
 * Yana van der Meulen Rodgers (born 1966), Dutch-born American feminist economist

Families

 * Van der Meulen family, an old and important family of fish merchants in Brussels.