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De%20graaf Name Meaning

Dutch: from graaf ‘count’ (see Graf ) with the addition of the definite article de ‘the’ hence a nickname for the servant of a count or for someone supposedly resembling one and also a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn named with this word.

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


Similar surnames: De Graw, De Graff, De Raad, De Haan, De Haas, De Gray, De Gruy

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Between 1982 and 2002, in the United States, De%20graaf life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for De%20graaf in 1982 was 68, and 61 in 2002.

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