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Early Origins of the Vanloon family

The surname Vanloon was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Vanloon family

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Vanloon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loon, Loone, Loones, Loons, Loonez, Loonz, de Loon, van Loon and many more.

Early Notables of the Vanloon family

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Vanloon Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Vanloon is the 78th most popular surname with an estimated 12,011 people with that name. 1


United States Vanloon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vanloon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jan VanLoon, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1620-1664 2
  • Janneken VanLoon, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1652 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Vanloon (post 1700) +

  • Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1882-1944), Dutch-born, American popular historian


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
  2. 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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