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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms Formsvan der Mark, Vandermark

Meaning & History

Topographic name for someone who lived by a border or boundary, from Middle Dutch marke meaning "boundary, borderland". Could also derive from the river Mark, likely originating from the same etymology.
Added 12/20/2015 by lilolaf
Edited 9/14/2024 by jocatchi