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Van Rensselaer is a surname of Dutch origin. van is a Dutch preposition meaning from and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. The "v" is written in lower case, except when the surname is used as a standalone or the beginning of a sentence.

Most of the Van Rensselaers emigrated from the Netherlands to the colony, New Netherland. They settled primarily in the area now comprising the state of New York. Only a few generations of the family remained in the Netherlands. The Van Rensselaer family were landowners in colonial New York, and many members of the family have been active in politics and in the military.

List of people with the surname Van Rensselaer

• Charles Van Rensselaer III (1926–1999)
• Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (1808–1860) Presbyterian clergyman.
• Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667–1740)
• Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1810–1864), US Representative from New York, and Union Army general
• Henry K. Van Rensselaer (1744–1816), General in the American Revolution
• Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1629–1678)
• James van Rensselaer (military figure) (1747-1827)
• James Van Rensselaer (1783-1847), founder of Rensselaer, Indiana
• Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738–1810), US Representative from New York, and Lt. Gov. of New York
• Jeremias van Rensselaer (1632–1674), the third "Patroon"
• Jeremias Van Rensselaer (sixth patroon) (1705–1743)
• Johan van Rensselaer (1625–1662), the second "Patroon"
• Kiliaen van Rensselaer (colonel) (1717–1781), Colonel in the American Revolution
• Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (fifth patroon) (1663–1719)
• Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon) (died 1687)
• Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) (1586–1643)
• Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845), US Representative from New York
• Mariana Alley Griswold van Rensselaer (1851–1934) critic, author
• Martha van Rensselaer (1864–1932) Dean of Cornell University College of Human Ecology Biography
• Nicholas van Rensselaer (minister) (1636-1678), New York Reformed Church clergy
• Nicholas Van Rensselaer (military figure) (1754–1848), Colonel in the Revolutionary War
• Philip Van Rensselaer (author) (born 1928), American writer
• Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1747–1798)
• Philip S. Van Rensselaer (1767–1824), Mayor of Albany, New York
• Robert Van Rensselaer (1740–1802), Brigadier General in American Revolution, New York politician
• Solomon Van Rensselaer (1774–1852), US Representative from New York
• Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764–1839), US Representative from New York, and Lt. Gov. of New York
• Stephen van Rensselaer I (1707–1747), the seventh "Patroon"
• Stephen van Rensselaer II (1742–1769), the eighth "Patroon"

References

1. Hamilton, Lewis H. and Darroch, William (1916). A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana, Vol. 1, p. 137. Lewis Publishing Company
2. Spooner, Walter Whipple (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 207.

• Surnames
• Surnames of Dutch origin
• Van Rensselaer family