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Van%20winkle Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Van Winkel: topographic name for someone who lived on a corner (either a street corner or a corner of land) from Dutch winkel ‘corner nook’ or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word for example one in North Holland.

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


Similar surnames: Van Tine, Van Slyke, Van Kirk, Vandewiele, Van Dale, Van Dyke

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Van%20winkle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Van%20winkle in 1957 was 49, and 72 in 2004.

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