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Etymology of Vandussen

What does the name Vandussen mean?

The Vandussen name is a habitational surname, created from the name of the German town of Deusen, north of Dortmund, in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border.

Early Origins of the Vandussen family

The surname Vandussen was first found in Flanders.

Early History of the Vandussen family

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Vandussen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Van Deusen, Van Deursen, Van Deuson, Van Dussenberg, Deusen, Deursen, Deuson and many more.

Early Notables of the Vandussen family

Abraham Pietersen Van Deusen (c.1607- c.1670), a miller and a native of Deusen in Holland, who settled in New Amsterdam, where he was one of the Council of 12, the government of the Dutch colony; Handrick Van Dussenberg, brother of Abraham Van Deusen, who also came to America...
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Vandussen migration to the United States +



Vandussen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jacob VanDussen, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1849 1
  • Jannetje VanDussen, aged 28, who landed in New York in 1849 1


  1. 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)


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