van Heerden is a common Afrikaans surname amongst Afrikaners in South Africa and Namibia. Although the largest number of van Heerdens can be found in South Africa, due to immigration, a significant number of van Heerden’s can be found in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Namibia, New Zealand, United States of America and the United Kingdom. The van Heerden’s have played a meaningful part, from the earliest time, in all aspects in the history of South Africa. They have been involved in all the armed conflicts in South Africa. From the first skirmishes in the Cape, both Boer Wars, both World Wars as well as the South African Border War. There have been several van Heerden Cabinet ministers, scientists, authors and sportsmen and women.
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