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De Geest Surname Meaning

Dutch; Flemish (also Degeest): habitational name from a place called after an institution of the Holy Ghost (geest ‘ghost spirit’).

Or a topographic name from geest ‘sandy patch’.

That is, Dutch coastal land dug up and mixed with clay for use in growing bulbs.

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


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Between 1998 and 2003, in the United States, De Geest life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for De Geest in 1998 was 67, and 3 in 2003.

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