The vanderhorst Surname
vanderhorst Name Meaning and History
Dutch (Van der Horst): topographic name from Middle Dutch
horst ‘brushwood’, ‘shrubs’, indicating a place that was
overgrown, or possibly even a house bearing a stork’s nest (storks’
nests are large and untidy). Horst occurs as a placename in just about
every province of the Netherlands.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Elizabeth Vanderhorst b 1737 m. John Moore Jr VA | Georgia Hornbuckle | 2 |
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| Benedict VanDerHorst | Erica Enouen | 41 |
| Vanderhorst slaves in SC, 1866 |
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| connection on Lineage | toska-trzebiatowski | 0 |
| Vanderhorst paintings | Jerry Vanson | 0 |
| August Vanderhorst | Eric Vanderhorst | 0 |
| Gerrit vander Horst | Paul J. vander Horst | 0 |
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