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Von%20wald Name Meaning

German (von Wald): topographic name for someone who lived in a forest Middle High German walt or a habitational name for someone from any of several places called with this word. It is formed with the preposition von ‘from’.

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


Similar surnames: Vorwald, Howald, Von Feldt, Gronewold, Van Dale, Wald, Grunwald

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You can see how Von%20wald families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Von%20wald family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Von%20wald families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 Von%20wald families living in Alberta. This was 100% of all the recorded Von%20wald's in Canada. Alberta had the highest population of Von%20wald families in 1911.
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Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Von%20wald life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Von%20wald in 1966 was 76, and 89 in 2003.

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