Van Hoof

Van Hoof is a Dutch toponymic surname. ''Hoof'' (modern Dutch ''hof'' and ''hoef'', "homestead") may refer to any number of places with the -hof, -hoof, or -hove endings, including the town Hove in Antwerp province, near which the surname is particularly common. It could also be derived from names with a particle, like Van 't Hof ("from the homestead"). Variants include ''Van Hooff'' and ''Vanhoof''. Notable people with the surname include:

*Elke Vanhoof (born 1992), Belgian BMX bicyclist *Frederique van Hoof (born 2001), Dutch Paralympic table tennis player *Harry van Hoof (born 1943), Dutch composer, conductor and music arranger *Henk van Hoof (born 1947), Dutch politician *Jan van Hoof (1922–1944), Dutch Resistance member *Jef van Hoof (1886–1959), Belgian composer and conductor *Mary Ann Van Hoof (1909–1984), American Marian visionary *Roger van Hoof (born 1947), Belgian Surgeon General

;Van Hooff *Anton van Hooff (born 1943), Dutch historian of antiquity *Jan van Hooff (1755–1816), Dutch Patriot politician and statesman *Jan van Hooff (born 1936), Dutch primatologist Provided by Wikipedia