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Westonaria, Gauteng

Pastoor en Berader

Last name: Van Niekerk This interesting name is of Dutch origin, the surname derive from the place called "Nieuwerkerk" in the Netherlands. The name mean (place of) "the new church", from the Dutch "nieuwe" and "kerk", church. The "Van" of Van Niekerk denotes "of" the place, a similar formation to the French locational preposition "de". As a surname, Van Niekerk denotes residence "by the new church". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Elizabeth van Niekerch (marriage to Henricus Winckels), which was dated 28th March 1669, Rijswijk, Gelderland, Holland, during the reign of King William of Orange. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country