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Van Dunk Surname Meaning

Altered form of Dutch Van Donk: habitational name for someone from Donk in North Brabant or from any of several other places called with donk ‘hill’ (see Donk).

Such places include Hooijdonk, Asseldonk, and Raamsdonk.

Compare Dunk.

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


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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Van Dunk life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Van Dunk in 1951 was 38, and 86 in 2004.

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