Van%20nostrand Family History
Van%20nostrand Name Meaning
Dutch: shortened form of Van Noordstrand a habitational name for someone from Nordstrand a former island (now peninsula) in Schleswig-Holstein Germany. The surname Van Nostrand (or Van Noordstrand) is not found in the Netherlands; the only form found there is Noordstrand. Compare Nordstrand Nostrand and Nostrant .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022