Kerkhof (surname)
Kerkhof is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "church garden". Alternative spellings include: Kerekhoff, Kerkhoff, Van Kerkhof.
An ancestor may have lived near or worked in the church yard, or have come from a number of villages and hamlets named Kerkhove or Kerkhoven. Among variant forms of the surname are Kerckhoff, Kerkhoff, Kerkhove, and Van Kerkhof. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ian Kerkhof, South African-Dutch film maker, novelist, and poet
- Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs, Roman Catholic bishop
- Nikki Kerkhof, Dutch singer
- Tim Kerkhof, Dutch racing cyclist
- Bernd Kerkhoff, German rower
- Guido Kerkhoff, German business executive
- Matthias Kerkhoff, German politician
- Pierre Kerkhoffs, Dutch football striker
- Bram van Kerkhof, Dutch football midfielder and manager
- Sanne van Kerkhof, Dutch short track speed skater, sister of Yara
- Yara van Kerkhof, Dutch short-track speed-skater, sister of Sanne
- Kevin Van Den Kerkhof, French professional footballer
- René van de Kerkhof, Dutch football winger, twin brother of Willy
- Willy van de Kerkhof, Dutch football midfielder, twin brother of René