Van Benschoten is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Bunschoten", a municipality in Utrecht. The name originates with Theunis Eliasen, a seventeenth-century settler from Bunschoten to upstate New York, and was originally (and alternatively) rendered Van Bunschoten. Notable people with the Van Benschoten surname include:
Anna Lavinia Van Benschoten (1866–1927), American mathematician John Van Benschoten (b. 1980), American baseball player Mary Crowell Van Benschoten (1840–1921), American writer William H. Van Benschoten (1872–1928), American lawyer
See also James Van Benschoten Bennett (1894–1978), American penal reformer Van Benschoten House and Guest House, an historic property in Margaretville, New York Elias Van Bunschooten House, an historic property in Wantage Township, New Jersey
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