Kerkhof

Kerkhof is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "church yard" (and hence "grave yard"). An ancestor may have lived near or worked in the church yard, or have come from a number of villages and hamlets named Kerkhove or Kerkhoven.[1] Among variant forms of the surname are Kerckhoff(s), Kerkhoff(s), Kerkhove(n), and Van (de) Kerkhof(f). Notable people with the surname include:

• Ian Kerkhof (since 1999 Aryan Kaganof; born 1964), South African-Dutch film maker, novelist, and poet
• Nikki Kerkhof (born 1983), Dutch singer
• Tim Kerkhof (born 1993), Dutch racing cyclist

Kerkhoff(s)

• Bernd Kerkhoff (fl. 1975), German rower
• Pierre Kerkhoffs (born 1936), Dutch football striker

Van Kerkhof

• Sanne van Kerkhof (born 1987), Dutch short track speed skater, sister of Yara
• Yara van Kerkhof (born 1990), Dutch short-track speed-skater, sister of Sanne

Van de Kerkhof

• René van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch football winger, twin brother of Willy
• Willy van de Kerkhof (born 1951), Dutch footballer midfielder, twin brother of René

See also

• John Kerkhof Park, a venue for football matches in Cambridge, New Zealand, named after the Dutch immigrant former president of the Cambridge Football Club

References

1. Kerkhof at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands