Van der Ploeg

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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:

• Johannes P. M. van der Ploeg (1909–2004), Dutch linguist and Old Testament scholar
• José van der Ploeg (born 1958), Spanish sailor
• Neil Van der Ploeg (born 1987), Australian cyclist
• Paul van der Ploeg (born 1989), Australian mountain biker
• Rick van der Ploeg (born 1956), Dutch economist

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

Surname list

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