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Van Winkle Name Meaning

Dutch (also Van Winckle, Van Winkel): topographic name for someone who lived on a corner (either a street corner or a corner of land), from Dutch winkel ‘corner’, ‘nook’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example in North Holland.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Van Tine, Van Slyke, Van Kirk, Vandewiele, Van Dale, Van Dyke

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Van Winkle Family Origin

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Van Winkle Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    38%

  • Keeping House

    6%

  • Carpenter

    5%

  • Laborer

    3%

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In 1880, the most common Van Winkle occupation in the USA was Farmer. 38% of Van Winkle's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Van Winkle family was Laborer. Farmer, Keeping House and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Van Winkle.

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Van Winkle Life Expectancy

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