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De Graaf Surname Meaning

Dutch: from graaf ‘count’ (see Graf) with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’ hence a nickname for the servant of a count or for someone supposedly resembling one.

It also serves as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn named with this word.

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


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You can see how De Graaf families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Graaf family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most De Graaf families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there was 1 De Graaf family living in Perthshire. This was 100% of all the recorded De Graaf's in Scotland. Perthshire had the highest population of De Graaf families in 1881.
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Between 1982 and 2002, in the United States, De Graaf life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for De Graaf in 1982 was 68, and 61 in 2002.

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