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Van%20buren Name Meaning

Dutch and Jewish (from the Netherlands): habitational name for someone from any of the many places in the Netherlands named with Middle Dutch buur buer ‘house shed’ in particular Buren in Gelderland.

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


Similar surnames: Van Bergen, Van Haren, Van Dorn, Van Horn, Van Doren, Van Boven

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