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Van%20hoesen Name Meaning

Dutch: variant of Van Huizen a habitational name for someone from any of various places called with Dutch huizen ‘houses settlement’ especially Huizen in North Holland. The surname Van Hoesen is very rare in the Netherlands.

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


Similar surnames: Van Housen, Van Hoose, Van Hove, Van Houten, Van Fossen, Van Horn

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You can see how Van%20hoesen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van%20hoesen family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van%20hoesen families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 268 Van%20hoesen families living in New York. This was about 82% of all the recorded Van%20hoesen's in USA. New York had the highest population of Van%20hoesen families in 1880.
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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Van%20hoesen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Van%20hoesen in 1967 was 78, and 86 in 2004.

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