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Van Eps Surname Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from Epse, a village near Deventer in Overijssel, or a metathesized habitational name for someone from either of the villages called Esp in North Brabant.

This surname has apparently died out in the Netherlands; today it is borne there only by immigrants from the Dutch Caribbean.

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


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You can see how Van Eps families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Eps family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Eps families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there was 1 Van Eps family living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Van Eps's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Van Eps families in 1911.
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Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Van Eps life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Van Eps in 1969 was 74, and 78 in 2003.

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