van der Ploeg is a Dutch surname meaning "from the plow". It can be a metonymic occupational surname, originally referring to a farmer or a bookbinder (a book binding cutter is known as a (snij)ploeg).[1] Alternatively, it may be a toponymic surname, e.g., referring to a house with the sign of a plow.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

See also

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  • Evert Ploeg (born 1963), Australian portrait painter
  • Heidi Ploeg (born 1965), Canadian biomechanical engineer
  • De Ploeg, an artist collective from the city of Groningen

References

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