Van Buren

Meanings

1. A surname from Dutch.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A city, the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas.
4. A town in Grant County, Indiana.
5. An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
6. A town and census-designated place in Aroostook County, Maine.
7. A small city, the county seat of Carter County, Missouri.
8. A town in Onondaga County, New York.
9. A village in Hancock County, Ohio.
10. An unincorporated community in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
11. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Wisconsin.
12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Van Buren Township.

Etymology

Dutch and Jewish surname, from van + several places in the Netherlands (such as Buren in Gelderland) containing the Middle Dutch word buur (“house, shed”), which is also related to buur (“neighbor”).