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De%20geus Name Meaning

Dutch: nickname with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’ from geus (from French gueux) a word for a beggar or vagabond which during the Eighty Years’ War against Spain denoted a member of a group of Dutch rebels (the Watergeuzen). The surname was probably given to a member of this group or as a metaphoric nickname to someone behaving like one.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: De Geest, De Gruy, De Heer, De Pauw, De Haas, De Wees, De Gross

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