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Dutch: variant mostly Americanized of De Vries ‘the Frisian’. This form of the surname is no longer found in the Netherlands. Variant (Defries) of Defrees 2 a surname of French origin (see Deforest ). Compare Defriece and Defriese .

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


Similar surnames: De Vries, Friesz, Defrees, Defreese, Fries, De Roos, Hennies

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