Van Hoof
# 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
