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De Geus Surname 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


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Between 1983 and 1996, in the United States, De Geus life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for De Geus in 1983 was 71, and 76 in 1996.

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