van Bekkum is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Dick van Bekkum (1925–2015), Dutch medical-radiobiologist Herman van Bekkum (born 1932), Dutch chemist Willem van Bekkum (1910–1998), Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruteng Wout van Bekkum (born 1954), Dutch Middle East studies scholar Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Dutch origin