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Van%20gorden Name Meaning

Altered form of Dutch Van Garden: habitational name for someone from Garderen in Gelderland a village near Arnhem. The surname Van Garden is not found in the Netherlands. Compare Van Gorder and Van Gordon .

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


Similar surnames: Van Norden, Van Gerpen, Van Order, Van Gorp, Van Haren, Van Buren

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Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Van%20gorden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Van%20gorden in 1966 was 90, and 59 in 2004.

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