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De%20haan Name Meaning

Dutch: from Middle Dutch hane ‘rooster’ with the definite article de ‘the’ a nickname for someone thought to resemble a rooster or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a rooster. Compare Haan .

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


Similar surnames: De Haas, De Valk, De Hart, Haan, De Raad, De Waal, De Pauw, De Heer

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You can see how De%20haan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De%20haan family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most De%20haan families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there was 1 De%20haan family living in Midlothian. This was 100% of all the recorded De%20haan's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of De%20haan families in 1881.
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Between 1972 and 2003, in the United States, De%20haan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1974. The average life expectancy for De%20haan in 1972 was 60, and 85 in 2003.

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