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Slingerland (surname)

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Slingerland is a Dutch toponymic surname. It originates in the heerlijkheid of Slingelandt, now covered by the former community of Nederslingeland and the town of Overslingeland in South Holland. Variants are (Van) Slingeland and Slingelandt. [1] Many Americans named Slingerland are descendants of Dutch settler Teunis Cornelis Slingerland (1617, Amsterdam – 1700, Hackensack, New Jersey).[2] Notable people with the name include:

Van Slingeland(t)

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References

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  1. ^ Slingerland at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
  2. ^ Paul Grondahl, Digging into Slingerland family history, Times Union, July 30, 2014