leblancs

Updated: May 10, 2025

But in time a fusion with the Dutch became inevitable. Then, in Holland, as was the case with England and Germany, many refugees, abjuring their nationality, changed their French names into Dutch. The Leblancs called themselves De Witt, the Deschamps, Van de Velde, the Dubois, Van den Bosch, the Chevaliers, Ruyter, the Legrands, De Groot, etc. etc.

Various - The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 : Devoted To Literature And National Policy