Surname
Van Loon
“from Loon (op Zand)”
Van Loon is a surname. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Van Loon goes back to a word meaning “from Loon (op Zand).”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Van Loon’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Van Loon has a later derivative in Van Loan.
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