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Ouwehand
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Dutch
Etymology
old hand. The surname stems from the Dutch fishing village of Katwijk, where, according to some, it is a reinterpretation of Oudehan, a local variant of nl oude nl Jan old John. Compare the surname nl Overhand.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑu̯.ə.ɦɑnt/
nl Ou we hand
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl
Usage notes
Almost all people with the surname Ouwehand live in the Netherlands, almost half of them (1100+) in Katwijk.
Further reading
CBG (2007), "Ouwehand", in Nederlandse Familienamenbank