Map of Netherlands showing where the van der Veen arms are recorded
The van der Veen arms were recorded in Rotterdam, c. 1815.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
Region
Rotterdam
Town
Rotterdam
First recorded
1815
Granting Authority for the van der Veen Arms
Hoge Raad van Adel
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The body that granted and recorded arms in Netherlands in this period.
William I of the Netherlands
Sovereign of the period
William I of the Netherlands
1815–1840
Reigning in Netherlands when the van der Veen arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Netherlands
In the Netherlands, coats of arms were often used by noble families and those who held specific public offices. These arms were passed down through the generations to legitimate descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design without needing to add special marks. This system ensured that the family identity remained clear and consistent over many years.
Granting authority
The Hoge Raad van Adel is the official body that regulates and manages noble titles and coats of arms in the Netherlands.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through official royal grants or by proving their long-standing historical use of the symbols.
Where arms were recorded
Coats of arms are officially recorded in the registers held by the Hoge Raad van Adel, which began its work in 1814.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Netherlands.
Origin & History of the van der Veen Family in Netherlands
The surname van der Veen is a classic Dutch topographic name that describes where a person lived. In the Dutch language, the term veen refers to a peat bog or a marshy area. Therefore, the name originally identified someone who lived near or worked on the low-lying, wet lands common in the Netherlands. By the time the family was established in Rotterdam in 1815, the name had been in use for generations as a way to distinguish families based on their local geography. During the early nineteenth century, Rotterdam was a bustling port city undergoing significant growth, and families like the van der Veens were often part of the laboring or merchant classes who helped build the city’s infrastructure. Because the name is based on a common landscape feature, it emerged independently in several different regions of the Netherlands rather than coming from a single ancestor.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
veen
A low-lying area of waterlogged ground or peat bog.
This name
van der VeenRefers to someone who lived near or worked on a peat bog or marshland.
also spelled
veen
vene
vandervene
veene
Related arms
Veenvariant spelling
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Burgerlijke Stand Rotterdam, Overlijdensakten 1815
Huizinga, Frans, Nederlandse familienamen, 1959
Meertens, P.J., De betekenis van Nederlandse familienamen, 1954
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