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Broekhuis Name Meaning

Dutch: from broek ‘swampy field’ + huis ‘house’ hence a topographic name for someone living in a house by a swampy field. Compare Brookhouse .

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


Similar surnames: Brekhus, Brockhaus, Groothuis, Bolhuis, Brockus, Grotenhuis, Broaddus

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Between 1971 and 2004, in the United States, Broekhuis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Broekhuis in 1971 was 92, and 71 in 2004.

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