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Posted by cc <ce_chestnutt@yahoo.com> on Tue, 13 Dec 2005, in response to The mean of a capitalized "De" on a last name, posted by Darlene Roth on Sat, 07 May 2005
It means "from" or "of". Varennes is a place in north-eastern France, so your surname means "from (or of) Varennes". In some cases, it was a mark of nobility referring to an estate the family owned. But in most cases, it simply meant "the person from (insert place)".Display message for printing | Print Entire Thread
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