Thank you, Ingolf. You have enlightened some happy people today. Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Ingolf Vogel Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:45 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] VAN METER Hello, VAN METER - person from a town/village/place called Meter or Meteren, e.g. Meteren north of 's-Hertogenbosch/North Brabant (Netherlands) or Meteren, west of Lille in French Flanders. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "GARY RADCLIFFE" <glradcliffe@msn.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 8:54 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] VAN METER > VAN METER - Seeking origin and meaning. (Dutch, of course.) > > Gary Radcliffe > West Covina, CA ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237