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De%20jager Name Meaning

Dutch: variant of Jager ‘hunter’ with the definite article de ‘the’. The surname De Jager is also established in South Africa.

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


Similar surnames: Jager, De Backer, De Meyer, De Boer, De Laet, De Haven, De Heer

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Between 1968 and 2002, in the United States, De%20jager life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for De%20jager in 1968 was 86, and 68 in 2002.

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