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Van%20leeuwen Name Meaning

Dutch and Flemish: habitational name for someone from Beneden- and Boven-Leeuwen in Gelderland or from Leeuwen in Limburg the Netherlands or from any of various places in Belgium and the Netherlands named with Leeuw denoting a (burial) mound. Compare Van Lieu Van Liew and Van Lue .

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


Similar surnames: Van Leuven, Van Leer, Van Buren, Van Bergen, Van Hoesen, Van Liew

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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Van%20leeuwen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Van%20leeuwen in 1967 was 48, and 89 in 2004.

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