Dyck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Dyck family
The surname Dyck 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 Dyck family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dyck research. The years 1575, 1599, 1621, 1627, 1641 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Dyck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Dyck 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 Dyck 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...
Dyck Ranking
In the United States, the name Dyck is the 13,073rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Dyck is ranked the 251st most popular surname with an estimated 16,262 people with that name. 2
Dyck migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Dyck Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Lydia Van Dyck, who landed in New York, NY in 1655 3
- Hendrick Dyck, who landed in New York in 1660 3
Dyck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Peter Dyck, who arrived in New York, NY in 1872 3
- Johann Dyck, aged 20, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 3
- Heinr Dyck, aged 10, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 3
- Agatha Dyck, aged 62, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 3
- Anna Dyck, aged 24, who landed in New York, NY in 1876 3
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Dyck migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Dyck Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
- Heinrich Dyck, who arrived in Manitoba in 1879
- Pillip Dyck, who landed in Manitoba in 1879
Contemporary Notables of the name Dyck (post 1700) +
- Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck (1818-1895), American missionary and translator of the Bible into Arabic
- James Robert Dyck (1922-1999), American third baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball
- Henry H. Van Dyck, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860 4
- Henry H. Van Dyck, American politician, Member of New York State Senate 2nd District, 1837-40 4
- Cornelius Van Dyck, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Albany County, 1788-89 4
- Abraham Van Dyck, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Greene County, 1813-14 4
- Peter George Dyck, Canadian politician in Manitoba, Canada
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Flemish Baroque artist
- Henry Richard Dyck (1912-1993), Canadian professional ice hockey left wing
- Steve Van Dyck, the Senior Curator of vertebrates at Queensland Museum, Australia
- ... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html