The surname Eycke was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
Early History of the Eycke family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eycke research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1385, 1390, 1420, 1426, 1441, 1470, 1590, 1613, 1657, 1674 and 1689 are included under the topic Early Eycke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Eycke Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Eyck, Eycke, Eyckes, Eycks, Eyyck, Eycck, Eyckk, Eyckke, Eyckkes, van Eyck and many more.
Early Notables of the Eycke family
Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441), an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges; Hubert van Eyck (also Huybrecht van Eyck) (c. 1385-1426), an Early Netherlandish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck; Barthélemy d'Eyck, van Eyck or d' Eyck (c. 1420 - after 1470), an Early Netherlandish artist who worked in France and probably in Burgundy as a painter and... Another 60 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Eycke Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Eycke family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Coenradt TenEyck, who settled in New York in 1653; Hendrick Eyck, who came to New Netherlands in 1660; Coenraut TenEyck, who settled in New York in 1664.
Contemporary Notables of the name Eycke (post 1700)
