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Van Leeuwen Surname Meaning

Dutch and Flemish: habitational name for someone from Beneden- and Boven-Leeuwen in Gelderland or from Leeuwen in Limburg the Netherlands or from any of various places in Belgium and the Netherlands named with Leeuw denoting a (burial) mound.

Compare Van Lieu Van Liew and Van Lue.

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


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You can see how Van Leeuwen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van Leeuwen family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Van Leeuwen families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 7 Van Leeuwen families living in Kansas. This was about 35% of all the recorded Van Leeuwen's in USA. Kansas and 1 other state had the highest population of Van Leeuwen families in 1880.
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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Van Leeuwen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Van Leeuwen in 1967 was 48, and 89 in 2004.

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