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Van Haren

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Van Haren and Van Haaren are Dutch toponymic surnames meaning "from/of Ha(a)ren". A haar was the name for a sandy ridge (plural haren) and there are multiple towns named Haren and Haaren in and around the Low Countries. Historical records and the distribution of the surnames suggest that Haren, North Brabant is often at the origin of both forms of the name, while most other Van Haaren families stem from Haaren, North Brabant.[1] The Dutch noble family Van Haren [de; nl] has 13th-century ties to Castle Haeren [li; nl] in Voerendaal, itself named after the family Van Haren from Castle Borgharen near Maastricht.[2] People with the surname include:

Van Haren
Van Haaren

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References

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  1. ^ Haren, van and Haaren, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Van Haren at genwiki.nl (in Dutch)