Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Meaning & History
Means "from the swamp", from Dutch veen meaning "fen, swamp, peat". It originally indicated a person who resided in a peat district or fen colony.
Related Names
Rootfeni
VariantsDe Veen, De Ven, Van der Ven, Van der Venne, Van de Ven, Van Veen, Van Veenen, Veenstra, Venner, Van der Vennen
