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Van dam Name Meaning
Dutch and Belgian: habitational name for someone from any of the
numerous places called Dam (for example in Utrecht province and in
Gennep, Limberg) or Ten Damme (for example in Overijssel), or from
other places named for a dam, dike, or pond (for example Stadje Damme
in West Flanders).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Van dam Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Van dam families
 11 - 20  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Van dam families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Van dam Family Origin
Van dam Immigration Information
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Van dam Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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