- Source: Van Maanen
Van Maanen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from Manen", a former town in Gelderland now part of Ede. Variants include Van Manen and Van Maenen. People with this name include:
Adriaan van Maanen (1884–1946), Dutch-American astronomer
Cornelis Felix van Maanen (1769–1849), Dutch minister and jurist
Gregory Van Maanen (born 1937), American painter and Vietnam war veteran
Harold Van Maanen (born 1928), American (Iowa) politician
John Van Maanen (born 1943), American professor of management
Willem G. van Maanen (1920–2012), Dutch journalist and writer
See also
Van Maanen (crater), a lunar crater named after Adriaan van Maanen
Van Maanen's Star, a white dwarf discovered by Adriaan van Maanen
Van Maanen (family), Dutch patrician family, descendants of Wouter van Maanen (*c.1625)