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Van Loo Surname Meaning

Dutch and Flemish: habitational name for someone from any of several places in the Netherlands and in Belgium in particular Lo in West Flanders or any of several places called with lo(o) ‘light open woodland’.

See also Vandeloo.

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


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Between 1967 and 2002, in the United States, Van Loo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Van Loo in 1967 was 61, and 70 in 2002.

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