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Van%20dam Name Meaning

Dutch and Flemish: habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Dam (for example Dam short for Appingedam in the province of Groningen and Dam in Gennep Limburg both in the Netherlands) or Ten Damme (for example in Overijssel in the Netherlands) or from other places in the Netherlands and Belgium called for a dam ‘dike’.

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


Similar surnames: Van Camp, Van Dale, Van Eck, Van Ryn, Van Loo, Van Ess, Van Zyl

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