Van Dyk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Van Dyk family

The surname Van 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.

Early History of the Van Dyk family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Van Dyk research. The years 1575, 1599, 1621, 1627, 1641 and 1651 are included under the topic Early Van Dyk History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Van 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.

Early Notables of the Van 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...

Van Dyk Ranking

In South Africa, the name Van Dyk is the 444^th most popular surname with an estimated 16,050 people with that name. 1

Van Dyk migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Van Dyk Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Willemina VanDyk, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1846 2
Teunis VanDyk, aged 14, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
Elizabeth VanDyk, aged 7, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
Aaltje VanDyk, aged 44, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
Hendrik VanDyk, aged 4, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1847 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Van Dyk (post 1700) +

Joost van Dyk (1600-1630), Dutch privateer
Walter van Dyk (b. 1961), British singer and composer
Irene van Dyk MNZM (b. 1972), South African-born, New Zealand four-time goild medalist athlete, one of the world's best-known netball players
Ernst Van Dyk (b. 1973), South African wheelchair athlete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/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)