Origin
- Country
- Netherlands
- Meaning
- From the stream or channel — from Dutch vliet (small stream or channel)
- Arrival Era
- Dutch immigrant line — Hudson Valley settlement
Known Family Members
- Van Vliet ancestorConnected through the Wolf line
The Van Vliet surname is of Dutch origin, a topographic name meaning 'from the stream' or 'from the channel' (vliet = small stream or channel). The Van Vliet family was part of the Dutch colonial settlement in New York and New Jersey during the 17th and 18th centuries. The family traces through the Herman Louis Wolf line of Ruth's ancestors.