Van As is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of As". There are a number of places named As, Asch, Asse, Assen, and Ast in the Low Countries to which "As" may refer to.Van As at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with this name or the variant Van Ass include:
Filip van As (born 1966), Dutch Christian Union politician Gerard van As (born 1944), Dutch "List Pim Fortuyn" politician Naomi van As (born 1983), Dutch field hockey player Paul van Ass (born 1960), Dutch field hockey coach, unrelated to Naomi Seve van Ass (born 1992), Dutch field hockey player, son of Paul
See also Van Assche, Dutch surname of similar origin S v Van As, an important case in South African criminal law
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