Van Rensselaer (surname)

The surname Van Rensselaer is of Dutch origin, more specifically Flemish.[1] Van is a Dutch preposition meaning from and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. In Dutch, "van" is written with a lower case "v"; in the United States the particle "Van" is usually capitalized, but individual usage should be followed.[2]

List of people with the surname Van Rensselaer

See also

References

  1. Philippe Devaux, La cosmologie de Whitehead, Tome I : L'épistémologie Whiteheadienne, p. 7 Avant-propos (French)
  2. U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual; Chapter 3 - Capitalization Rules; Rule 3.14: "In anglicized names such particles are usually capitalized...but individual usage...should be followed."
  3. Hamilton, Lewis H. and Darroch, William (1916). A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana, Vol. 1, p. 137. Lewis Publishing Company
  4. Spooner, Walter Whipple (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 207.
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