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Van Winkle Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Van Winkel: topographic name for someone who lived on a corner (either a street corner or a corner of land) from Dutch winkel ‘corner nook’.

It also serves as a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word, for example, one in North Holland.

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


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You can see how Van Winkle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Winkle family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Winkle families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 2 Van Winkle families living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Van Winkle's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Van Winkle families in 1911.
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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Van Winkle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Van Winkle in 1957 was 49, and 72 in 2004.

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