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'''] Rensselaer''' is a surname of ] origin. ] is a Dutch preposition meaning ''from'' and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. The "v" is ], except when the surname is used as a standalone or the beginning of a sentence. '''Van Rensselaer''' is a surname of ] origin. ] is a Dutch preposition meaning ''from'' and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. The "v" is ] in the Netherlands, but usually capitalized in American names.


Most of the Van Rensselaers emigrated from the Netherlands to the colony, ]. They settled primarily in the area now comprising the state of ]. Only a few generations of the family remained in the Netherlands. The Van Rensselaer family were landowners in colonial New York, and many members of the family have been active in politics and in the military. Most of the Van Rensselaers emigrated from the Netherlands to the colony, ]. They settled primarily in the area now comprising the state of ].<ref>Van Rensselaer, Maunsell (1888). . C. Van Benthuysen & Sons, p. 215</ref> Only a few generations of the family remained in the Netherlands. The Van Rensselaer family were landowners in colonial New York, and many members of the family have been active in politics and in the military.


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This article is about the surname "Van Rensselaer". For other uses, see Van Rensselaer and Rensselaer.
Van Rensselaer coat of arms originally had the Dutch motto: niemand zonder; no one without it (the cross). Modern motto: omnibus effulgemus; we shine for all.

Van Rensselaer is a surname of Dutch origin. Van is a Dutch preposition meaning from and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. The "v" is written in lower case in the Netherlands, but usually capitalized in American names.

Most of the Van Rensselaers emigrated from the Netherlands to the colony, New Netherland. They settled primarily in the area now comprising the state of New York. Only a few generations of the family remained in the Netherlands. The Van Rensselaer family were landowners in colonial New York, and many members of the family have been active in politics and in the military.

List of people with the surname Van Rensselaer

References

  1. Van Rensselaer, Maunsell (1888). Annals of the Van Rensselaers in the United States, especially as they relate to the family of Killian K. Van Rensselaer. C. Van Benthuysen & Sons, p. 215
  2. Hamilton, Lewis H. and Darroch, William (1916). A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana, Vol. 1, p. 137. Lewis Publishing Company
  3. Spooner, Walter Whipple (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 207.
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