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Van Every Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Van Yvery or Van Jeveren: habitational name for someone from either of two places in Luxembourg called Yvery (Yvery-le-Secq and Yvery-la-Pree) or from Jeveren in Westphalia Germany.

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


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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Van Every life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Van Every in 1958 was 63, and 88 in 2004.

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