Name comes from Hermannus Dorenbosch around the 1650's. The name is associated with the place: Dorrenberg by Grefrath, later the name Doornbos from Grefrath is found in registers. Earliest recorded name Willem Hoites Dorenbos (Wijnjeterp 1747-Noorderdrachten 1819) he was a shoe and clothing maker.
Verdoorn/VanDoorn/Van den Doorne/Doorneman : Dutch Place/Patronymic...A version of the English name THORN; a person living by the thorn bush/hedge, or from the Danish version of "tower". With the prefix Van it becomes "the son of Thorn/Tower" and Ver would denote "from Doorn," a place of thorns.
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