The surname Dyk 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.
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Early History of the Dyk family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dyk research. The years 1575, 1599, 1621, 1627, 1641 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Dyk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Dyk 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.
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Early Notables of the Dyk family
From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included
Joost van Dyk, was a 17th century Dutch privateer, eponym of Jost Van Dyke and Little Jost Van Dyke ("Little Jost"), in the British Virgin Islands. He was one of the earliest European settlers in the...
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Migration of the Dyk family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Achias Janse Vandyck, who arrived in New York in 1651, Gregorius, who arrived in Delaware in 1643, Karl Janse Vandijck, who settled in New York in 1687 and countless others. The 1984 edition of the Report of Distribution of Surnames in the Social Security Number File lists the surname Van Dyk(e) as the 1,842nd most popular surname in the United States.Today, the name $ is fairly common in The Netherlands, but branches exist in many European countries, especially Germany..
Contemporary Notables of the name Dyk (post 1700)
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Kendall Van Dyk, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Montana State Senate 25th District; Elected 2010 1
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