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Van%20oort Name Meaning

Dutch:: habitational name for someone from any of various minor places named with Middle Dutch ort ‘outermost point’. alternatively it may be an altered form (by misdivision) of Van Noort a variant of Van Noord .

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


Similar surnames: Van Nort, Van Voorst, Van Dorn, Van Cott, Van Horn, Van Noord

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You can see how Van%20oort families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van%20oort family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van%20oort families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 11 Van%20oort families living in Michigan. This was about 58% of all the recorded Van%20oort's in USA. Michigan had the highest population of Van%20oort families in 1880.
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Between 1978 and 2003, in the United States, Van%20oort life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Van%20oort in 1978 was 76, and 77 in 2003.

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