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De%20pauw Name Meaning

Flemish (also Depauw) and Dutch: from pauw ‘peacock’ + the definite article de a nickname for a proud or flamboyant person or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house bearing the sign of a peacock.

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


Similar surnames: De Haan, De Valk, De Leeuw, De Paz, De Palo, De Hart, De Graw

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Between 1973 and 2000, in the United States, De%20pauw life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for De%20pauw in 1973 was 68, and 89 in 2000.

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