title: Van Straten
text: # Van Straten
  
  Van Straten is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Straten". Literally translated as "streets", there are a number of settlements in the Low Countries with that name, including Straten [nl] near Oirschot in North Brabant. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Florence van Straten (1913–1992), American aerological engineer
  * Frank van Straten (born 1936), Australian historian
  * Giorgio van Straten (born 1955), Italian writer
  * Henri Van Straten [fr; nl] (1892-1944), Belgian lithographer
  * Kristin Bauer van Straten (born 1966), American actress
  * Nico Leonard Willem van Straten [nl; pt] (1897–1968), Dutch major general who defended Timor in World War II
  * Rocco van Straten (born 1991), Dutch snowboarder
  