Researching Hans Leeuwen
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The name Hans means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Scandinavian origin.
Records of Hans Leeuwen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hans Leeuwen and the Leeuwen Family History
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Leeuwen Forums
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Miscellaneous Leeuwen Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Hans Leeuwen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Hans Leeuwen
Hans van Leeuwen
Johannes "Hans" van Leeuwen (born 1946 in Gouda, South Holland) is educator, engineer, inventor, researcher, and entrepreneur. He is an emeritus professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University and an entrepreneur in ethanol co-product development. His research and innovations have worked to solve various problems including, new water purification methods, a way of creating food and animal feed from waste, and a process in making the purest alcohol ever made.
Source: Hans van Leeuwen, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Leeuwen
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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