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I have an ancestor who was named de Young in England in 1851. All the de Youngs there in 1881 Census appear to have come from the Netherlands. I am told the name was originally de Jonge so I assume it is Dutch but have seen some also in Belgium. Does it mean the "the young" ?
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Yes it does! 'Jonge' means 'young', and 'de' means 'the'.
(in the top half of Belgium people speak Flamish, which, apart from a few words, is the same as Dutch, so it's not odd that you have seen the name in Belgium as well!)
~Lully Lulla~
(in the top half of Belgium people speak Flamish, which, apart from a few words, is the same as Dutch, so it's not odd that you have seen the name in Belgium as well!)
~Lully Lulla~
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Dutch: from the epithet de jong ‘the young’, used as a means of distinguishing between two bearers of the same personal name, usually a son from his father.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?sourcecode=13304&html=b&fn=&ln=de+jonge&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?sourcecode=13304&html=b&fn=&ln=de+jonge&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
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