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References
- ↑ Most common surnames in Belgium. However, familienaam.be provides much larger numbers with 10,795 people named "Van de Velde" , 4,732 named "Vandevelde" and 1,309 "Vande Velde"
- ↑ Velde, van de / den / der at the Dutch Family Name Database. "Vande Velde" and "Vandevelde" are rare in the Netherlands.
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