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De vries History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Netherlands
De vries World RankingIn the United States, the name De vries is the 3,502nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name De vries is ranked the 3rd most popular surname with an estimated 78,115 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name De vries is the 946th popular surname with an estimated 7,282 people with that name. 3
De vries migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: De vries Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Cornelis DeVries, who arrived in New York in 1651 4
- Jan DeVries, who arrived in New York in 1664 4
De vries Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gerrit DeVries, aged 82, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
- Gosse Teunis DeVries, aged 45, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
- Dutje DeVries, aged 5, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
- Ank DeVries, aged 10, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
- Jansje DeVries, aged 29, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Contemporary Notables of the name De vries (post 1700) | + |
- Glen de Vries (1972-2021), American entrepreneur in the field of medical science and pharmacology, co-founder and former co-CEO of Medidata Solutions; he accompanied actor William Shatner and two astronauts on a New Shepard rocket as part of the Blue Origin NS-18 suborbital mission into outer space
- Troy Anthony DeVries (b. 1982), American professional basketball player
- Keith Robert DeVries (1937-2006), prominent American archaeologist
- John DeVries (1915-1992), American lyricist
- Matt DeVries (b. 1977), American rhythm guitarist in the heavy metal band
- William C. DeVries (b. 1943), American cardiothoracic surgeon
- Jared Jay DeVries (b. 1976), American football defensive end
- Steve DeVries (b. 1964), former professional tennis player from the United States
- Peter de Vries (b. 1910), American novelist
- Rick DeVries, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Walker, Michigan, 2005 5
- ... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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