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Van Til Surname Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from Thys (earlier Til) in Liège province Belgium. Variant of Van Tiel, a habitational name for someone from any of several places in Gelderland called Tiel.

In the northern part of the Netherlands, it is a topographic name for someone living near a til ‘small bridge’.

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


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Between 1981 and 2004, in the United States, Van Til life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Van Til in 1981 was 65, and 87 in 2004.

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