Meaning & History
Van Amersvoort is a Dutch surname, a variant of Van Amelsvoort. This toponymic name literally means "from Amersfoort," a city in the central Netherlands. The city's name derives from a combination of the Amer (or Eem) River and voort (ford), thus "ford of the Amer River." As a geographic surname, it would have been adopted by families who originated in or near Amersfoort and later moved elsewhere in the Netherlands.
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