Meershoek Family History & Genealogy

Summary

Meershoek is a Dutch surname which spread from the Netherlands and Belgium across the world.

History

Meershoek is a Dutch name meaning literally "Corner of the lake". On this basis it can be assumed to have originated in the Netherlands and/or Belgium, to be based on some ancestor(s) having actually lived at the corner of some lake, and to have later spread to other countries to which Dutch and Flemish people emigrated. In a community living on the shore of a lake (a frequent occuarance in the Netherlands) a family which lives (and/or owns land) at the point where the lakeshore bends could become known among their neighbors as "[The dwellers at] The Lake Corner". This could then become a fixed family name which would be kept among descendants who live elsewhere and keep no other memory of their lakeshore ancestors. Meershoek is a Dutch surname which spread from the Netherlands and Belgium across the world.

Name Origin

Meershoek means literally the 'cornor of the lake'.

Spellings & Pronunciations

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Nationality & Ethnicity

I believe Meershoek originated in the Netherlands or Belgium given the Meershoek surname's Dutch origin. Dutch ethnicity.

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Early Meershoeks

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