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Van Name Surname Meaning

Altered form of Dutch and Flemish Van Namen: habitational name either from Namen in Zeeland or from Namen (French name: Namur) in Wallonia (Belgium).

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


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You can see how Van Name families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Name family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Name families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 213 Van Name families living in New York. This was about 86% of all the recorded Van Name's in USA. New York had the highest population of Van Name families in 1880.
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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Van Name life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Van Name in 1944 was 48, and 82 in 2004.

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