Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsDe Breuck, (Breuk), De Breuk, (Brocatus?), (Brock), De Brock, Vd Brock, (Brocke, Brocken), Brockmann, (Brocks, Brockx), De Broeck, Op de Broeck, Op 't Broeck , Van Broeck, Vd Broeck, Ten Broecke, Vd Broecke, Broeckman, Broeckmans, (Broecks, Broeckx, Broek), Broek De Broek, On the Pants, On 't Broek, Ten Broek, Uitten Broek, Van Broek, Van den Broek
Meaning & History
The family name Van den Broek is derived from a toponym with the component Broek, for example a farm name that owes its name to its location near a Broek, a name for a swampy terrain.