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De%20graw Name Meaning

Dutch: from Middle Dutch gra(u)we ‘gray’ with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’ hence a nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard or possibly for someone who habitually wore gray clothes.

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


Similar surnames: De Gruy, De Gray, De Graaf, De Haan, De Haas, De Roo, De Groot

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