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De%20jong Name Meaning

Dutch and Flemish: from the epithet de jong ‘the young’ used as a distinguishing name for the younger of two bearers of the same name usually a son who bore the same personal name and patronymic as his father. This is one of the most common surnames in the Netherlands. Compare De Young and Jong .

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


Similar surnames: Jong, De Jonge, De Jongh, Dejohn, De Young, Delong, De Boer, De Hoog

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Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, De%20jong life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for De%20jong in 1966 was 75, and 74 in 2004.

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