Surname

Van Buren

“house, shed”

Van Buren is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Middle Dutch.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Van Buren goes back to a word meaning “house, shed.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Van Buren comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Middle Dutch.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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