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Van%20bruggen Name Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from the city of Brugge (Bruges) in northeast Belgium or from any of several places similarly named from Dutch brug ‘bridge’.

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


Similar surnames: Van Buren, Verbrugge, Van Bergen, Van Houten, Van Putten, Van Vranken

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You can see how Van%20bruggen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van%20bruggen family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van%20bruggen families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 6 Van%20bruggen families living in Michigan. This was 100% of all the recorded Van%20bruggen's in USA. Michigan had the highest population of Van%20bruggen families in 1880.
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Between 1968 and 1999, in the United States, Van%20bruggen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Van%20bruggen in 1968 was 91, and 55 in 1999.

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