Van Loo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Belgium
Netherlands

The surname Van Loo is a topographic name derived from the Middle Dutch word "lo" which meant 'grove' or 'clearing'. The name was then originally for someone who lived in such a grove or clearing. The Dutch prefix "Van" means 'of' or 'one who lived at' and was often attached to location names to create a surname.

Van Loo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loo, Van Loo, Van de Loo, Van Loon, Looman and many more.

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)