Verbruggen,
Verbrugghen,
Verbrugge and
Verbrugghe are
Dutch language toponymic surnames. They are a contraction of "van der Brugge(n)", meaning "from the bridge".
[ Verbruggen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.] Notable people with the surname include:
- Verbruggen / Verbrugghen
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Bart Verbruggen (born 2002), Dutch footballer
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Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder (1635–1681), Flemish painter (father)
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Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger (1664–1730), Flemish painter (son)
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Hein Verbruggen (1941–2017), Dutch International Olympic Committee member
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Hendrik Frans Verbrugghen (1654–1724), Flemish sculptor
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Henri Verbrugghen (1873–1934), Belgian conductor and violinist, founder of the Verbrugghen String Quartet
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Jakob Verbruggen (born 1980), Belgian TV and film director
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Jan Verbruggen (1712–1781), Dutch painter and master founder
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Joffrey Verbruggen (born 1989), Belgian actor
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John Verbruggen (died 1708), English actor, husband of Susanna
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Marlies Verbruggen (born 1988), Belgian footballer
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Marion Verbruggen (born 1950), Dutch recorder player
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Pieter Verbrugghen I (1615–1686), Flemish sculptor, father of Hendrik Frans and Pieter II
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Pieter Verbrugghen II (1648–1691), Flemish sculptor, draughtsman, etcher and stone merchant
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Susanna Verbruggen (c. 1667–1703), English actor, wife of John
- Verbrugge / Verbrugghe
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Albert Verbrugghe, Belgian crime victim
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Brecht Verbrugghe (born 1982), Belgian footballer
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Carel Verbrugge (1926–1985), Dutch singer, actor and radio/TV personality known as "Willy Alberti"
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Cyrille Verbrugge (1866–1929), Belgian fencer
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Henri Verbrugghe (1929–2009), Belgian sprint canoeist
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Jean Verbrugge (1896–1964), Belgian fencer
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Rik Verbrugghe (born 1974), Belgian road racing cyclist
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Rineke Verbrugge (born 1965), Dutch logician and computer scientist
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Sven Verbrugge (born 1967), Belgian sidecar cross rider
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Willy Albertina Verbrugge (born 1945), Dutch singer and actress known as "Willeke Alberti"
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