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Van Someren Surname Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from Someren in North Brabant or from Zeumeren (in 1432 Someren) near Voorthuizen in Gelderland.

It is derived from Old German somi ‘fit, proper, pleasant’ and heri ‘sandy ridge’.

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


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You can see how Van Someren families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Someren family name was found in Scotland between 1881 and 1901. The most Van Someren families were found in and Scotland in 1881. In 1881 there was 1 Van Someren family living in Midlothian. This was 100% of all the recorded Van Someren's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of Van Someren families in 1881.
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Between 1969 and 2004, in the United States, Van Someren life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Van Someren in 1969 was 87, and 52 in 2004.

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