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English
Etymology
From Dutch de Jong.
Proper noun
de Jong (plural de Jongs)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census (not recording the use of punctuation marks or capitals), DEJONG is the 5563rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6249 individuals. DEJONG is most common among White (95.31%) individuals.
Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “the young”, or more loosely translated as “the junior”. The de is a tussenvoegsel), from de + jong. Originally used to denote the younger of two namesakes in a family. Cognate with German Jung and English Young.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
de Jong
- a surname, the most common in the Netherlands
Descendants