Van Lier is a surname first found in the Netherlands. Spelling variations of this family name include: Lier, Liere, Lierr, Lierre, Liers, Lieres, Lierrs, Lierres, de Lier, van Lier and many more.
Some of the first settlers in the New World of this family name or some of its variants were:
- Jan Evertsz van Lier, who arrived in New Netherland in 1664;
Famous quotes containing the word van:
“There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here, and if it became worse and harder even—the French air clears up the brain and does good—a world of good.”
—Vincent Van Gogh (1853–1890)