de Jong

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See also: Dejong, De Jong, and DeJong

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch de Jong.

Proper noun

de Jong (plural de Jongs)

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /də ˈjɔŋ/
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Proper noun

de Jong

  1. a surname, the most common in the Netherlands

Descendants

  • English: DeJong, DeYoung