Van Loo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Belgium
Netherlands

The Van Loo surname is derived from the Flemish/Dutch word "loo," which refers to a wet, wooded area. The name was most likely originally a topographic name for someone, who lived in such a place. The word "loo" is also a common compound in place names, the most famous of which is Waterloo, in Brabant, Belgium.

Early Origins of the Van Loo family

The surname Van Loo was first found in various feudal states of the Middle Ages that today make up Belgium and the Netherlands.

Early History of the Van Loo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Van Loo research. Another 47 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1489, 1614, 1684 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Van Loo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Van Loo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loo, Van Loo, Lou, Van Lou and others.

Early Notables of the Van Loo family

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Van Loo Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Van Loo is the 656^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,818 people with that name. 1

Van Loo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Van Loo Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Barent VanLoo, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1659 2

Van Loo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Cornelia VanLoo, aged 37, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
Cornelis VanLoo, aged 10, who arrived in New York in 1849 2
Dirk VanLoo, aged 3, who landed in New York in 1849 2
Geertruid VanLoo, aged 6, who arrived in New York in 1849 2
Lydia VanLoo, aged 8, who landed in New York in 1849 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Van Loo (post 1700) +

Frances Van Loo, Professor with the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Charles André Vanloo (1684-1745), French painter

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)