Frequency: (144)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Dutch and Belgian (Van der Steen): habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called Steen or Ten Stene (from steen ‘stone’), for example in the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Brabant.
GIVEN NAMES: Dutch 11%; German 4%. Henk (2), Joost (2), Cornie, Dirk; Kurt (2).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
