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Ten%20eyck Name Meaning

Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent oak tree from Middle Dutch te ‘at’ + den ‘the’ + eyk ‘oak’. This has been a prominent surname in Albany NY area since the 1630s.

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


Similar surnames: Ten Broeck, Terek, Van Eck, Reeck, Tendick, Kennebeck, Lembeck, Wenck

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