de Jong

See also: Dejong, De Jong, and DeJong

English

Alternative forms

• DeJong
• Dejong
• De Jong

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 5563^rd 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 “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

Related terms

• de Jonge

Descendants

• English: DeJong, DeYoung