Van Lier

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:

    Don’t you hear his cannons roar?
    We’ll be Orangemen no more
    Says the Shan Van Vocht.
    —Unknown. The Shan Van Vocht (l. 10–12)