Van der Poel

Van der Poel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the pool" (though poel could occasionally indicate a swamp as well). Abroad the surname is often concatenated to "Vanderpoel". People with this surname include:


 * Adri van der Poel (born 1959), Dutch racing cyclist
 * David van der Poel (born 1992), Dutch cyclocross racer, son of Adri
 * Egbert van der Poel (1621–1664), Dutch genre and landscape painter
 * Jacques van der Poel (born 1963), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Jean van der Poel (1904–1986), South African historian
 * Mathieu van der Poel (born 1995), Dutch cyclocross racer, son of Adri
 * Willem van der Poel (born 1926), Dutch computer scientist
 * Nils van der Poel (born 1996), Swedish speed skater


 * Vanderpoel
 * Aaron Vanderpoel (1799–1870), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (1842–1939), American artist, writer, and philanthropist.
 * Isaac V. Vanderpoel (1814–1871), American lawyer and New York State Treasurer
 * John Vanderpoel (1857–1911), Dutch-born American artist and teacher
 * John W. Vanderpoel (born 1949), American birdwatcher, birding guide and author
 * Kate Vanderpoel (1851–19??), pen name of American composer Cornelia Townsend
 * Matilda Vanderpoel (1862–1950), American painter
 * Waid Vanderpoel (1922–2003), American financier and conservationist


 * Van der Poele
 * Georges Van Der Poele (fl. 1900), Belgian equestrian


 * Van de Poel
 * (1915–1993), Dutch politician


 * Vandepoel
 * Bart Vandepoel (born 1982), Belgian footballer


 * Van de Poele
 * Eric van de Poele (born 1961), Belgian racing driver


 * Van Depoele
 * Charles Joseph Van Depoele (1846–1892), Belgian-American electrical engineer and inventor