Van Hoof
Van Hoof is a Dutch toponymic surname. Hoof 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. Variants include Van Hooff and Vanhoof. Notable people with the surname include:
- Elke Vanhoof, Belgian BMX bicyclist
- Frederique van Hoof, Dutch Paralympic table tennis player
- Harry van Hoof, Dutch composer, conductor and music arranger
- Henk van Hoof, Dutch politician
- Jan van Hoof, Dutch Resistance member
- Jef van Hoof, Belgian composer and conductor
- Mary Ann Van Hoof, American Marian visionary
- Roger van Hoof, Belgian Surgeon General
- Anton van Hooff, Dutch historian of antiquity
- Jan van Hooff, Dutch Patriot politician and statesman
- Jan van Hooff, Dutch primatologist