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Van der Merwe
Van der Merwe
is a common
Afrikaans
surname, derived from the
Dutch
van der Merwen
. It was brought to
South Africa
in 1661 by
Hollander
s in the employ of the
Dutch East India Company
.
Van der Merwe
roughly translates to "from the
Merwede
" in
Middle Dutch
.
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