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De Graw Surname Meaning

Dutch: from Middle Dutch gra(u)we ‘gray’ with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’ hence a nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard

or possibly for someone who habitually wore gray clothes.

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


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You can see how De Graw families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Graw family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most De Graw families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 6 De Graw families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded De Graw's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of De Graw families in 1911.
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Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, De Graw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for De Graw in 1965 was 40, and 78 in 2004.

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