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Van Brunt Surname Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from an unidentified place perhaps Brundt in Jutland Denmark.

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


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You can see how Van Brunt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Brunt family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Brunt families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 204 Van Brunt families living in New York. This was about 37% of all the recorded Van Brunt's in USA. New York had the highest population of Van Brunt families in 1880.
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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Van Brunt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Van Brunt in 1967 was 90, and 68 in 2004.

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