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Van Tassel Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Van Tessel: habitational name for someone from Texel, the largest of the islands that form a line stretching from North Holland to East Frisia.

This was the assembly area for ships of the Dutch West India Company leaving for the New World.

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


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Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Van Tassel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1972. The average life expectancy for Van Tassel in 1959 was 29, and 81 in 2004.

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