Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms Forms(van (den)) Oudenhove(n), Van Houdenhove(n), Odenhoven
Meaning & History
Derived from Dutch oude "old" and hoeve "farm; farmstead; manor". As a surname it is derived from one of the many places of this name, for example in Menen, Passendale, Steenvoorde, Steenwerk, Broekburg or Godewaardsvelde.