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Van Vranken Surname Meaning

Dutch and Flemish: variant of Van Franken a habitational name for someone from a place called Franck in Liège province in Wallonia (Belgium) or from the region of Germany called Franken (Franconia).

The surnames Van Vranken and Van Franken are no longer found in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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


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You can see how Van Vranken families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Vranken family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Vranken families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 283 Van Vranken families living in New York. This was about 82% of all the recorded Van Vranken's in USA. New York had the highest population of Van Vranken families in 1880.
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Between 1969 and 2004, in the United States, Van Vranken life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Van Vranken in 1969 was 71, and 75 in 2004.

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