Verbruggen

Verbruggen, Verbrugghen, Verbrugge and Verbrugghe are Dutch toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of "van der Brugge(n)", meaning "from the bridge". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Verbruggen / Verbrugghen:
 * Bart Verbruggen (born 2002), Dutch footballer
 * Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder (1635–1681), Flemish painter (father)
 * Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger (1664–1730), Flemish painter (son)
 * Hein Verbruggen (1941–2017), Dutch International Olympic Committee member
 * Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen (1654–1724), Flemish sculptor
 * Henri Verbrugghen (1873–1934), Belgian conductor and violinist, founder of the Verbrugghen String Quartet
 * Jakob Verbruggen (born 1980), Belgian TV and film director
 * Jan Verbruggen (1712–1781), Dutch painter and master founder
 * Joffrey Verbruggen (born 1989), Belgian actor
 * John Verbruggen (died 1708), English actor, husband of Susanna
 * Marlies Verbruggen (born 1988), Belgian footballer
 * Marion Verbruggen (born 1950), Dutch recorder player
 * Pieter Verbrugghen I (1615–1686), Flemish sculptor, father of Hendrik Frans and Pieter II
 * Pieter Verbrugghen II (1648–1691), Flemish sculptor, draughtsman, etcher and stone merchant
 * Susanna Verbruggen (c. 1667–1703), English actor, wife of John
 * Verbrugge / Verbrugghe:
 * Albert Verbrugghe, Belgian crime victim
 * Brecht Verbrugghe (born 1982), Belgian footballer
 * Carel Verbrugge (1926–1985), Dutch singer, actor and radio/TV personality known as "Willy Alberti"
 * Cyrille Verbrugge (1866–1929), Belgian fencer
 * Henri Verbrugghe (1929–2009), Belgian sprint canoeist
 * Jean Verbrugge (1896–1964), Belgian fencer
 * Rik Verbrugghe (born 1974), Belgian road racing cyclist
 * Rineke Verbrugge (born 1965), Dutch logician and computer scientist
 * Sven Verbrugge (born 1967), Belgian sidecar cross rider
 * Willy Albertina Verbrugge (born 1945), Dutch singer and actress known as "Willeke Alberti"