Van Dijck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Van Dijck family

The surname Van Dijck was first found in early documents. It is derived from the word "dyk" which means "dyke." The word "van" which often appears in Dutch names (including most of the variations of this name) is roughly equivalent to "by" or "at," indicating that the name refers to some feature of the terrain near the first bearer's home. Therefore, the first person to bear this name lived near a dyke.

Early History of the Van Dijck family

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Van Dijck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Van Dyk, Van Dijk, Van Dijck, Van Dyck, Van Dijken, Van Dyken, Dijkman, Dykman, Op en Dyke, Updike and many more.

Early Notables of the Van Dijck family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Floris van Dyck (c.1575-c.1651), a Dutch Golden Age still life painter; and Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He was the seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy Antwerp silk merchant and learned painted from an early age. Van Dyck worked in London for some months in 1621...
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Van Dijck Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Van Dijck is the 927^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,207 people with that name. 1

Van Dijck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Van Dijck Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Achias Janse Vandijck, who arrived in New York in 1687 2
Jan Janse Vandijck, who landed in New York in 1687 2
Karel Janse Vandijck, who arrived in New York in 1687 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Van Dijck (post 1700) +

Edward Van Dijck (1918-1977), Belgian professional road bicycle racer

Sources +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)