Van Galen is a Dutch toponymic surname. One town of origin is "Galen", now Gahlen [de], a village 25 km from the Dutch border in the district of Wesel in Germany.[1] The Galen family finds its origin there as well. Other families, particularly the variants Van Gaalen and Van Gaal, originated in the hamlet of Gaal near Schaijk, North Brabant.[1] People with the surname include:

Variant spellings

See also

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  • HNLMS Van Galen, five ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy named after Johan van Galen
  • Louis van Gaal (born 1951), Dutch football player and coach

References

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  1. ^ a b Galen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.