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![Show Contents]() Van Eyck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Van Eyck familyThe surname Van Eyck 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 Van Eyck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Van Eyck 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 Van Eyck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Van Eyck Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Eyck, Eycke, Eyckes, Eycks, Eyyck, Eycck, Eyckk, Eyckke, Eyckkes, van Eyck and many more. Early Notables of the Van Eyck familyFrom this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included - 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 manuscript illuminator
- Jacob van Eyck (c.1590-1657), a Dutch nobleman and musician, best-known musician in The Netherlands in the 17th century as a carillon player, expert in bell casting and tuning, organist, recorder virt...
- Casper van Eyck (1613-c.1674), a Flemish painter of marine subjects and sea-fights
 Van Eyck migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Van Eyck Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Hendrik VanEyck, who settled in New York, NY in 1847
- Hendrik VanEyck, aged 27, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Van Eyck (post 1700) | + |
- Peter van Eyck (1911-1969), German-born, American actor
- Pieter Nicolaas van Eyck (1887-1954), Dutch poet, critic, essayist and philosopher
- Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999), Dutch architect
- Nangila Naomi van Eyck (b. 1984), Dutch football striker
- Robert Floris van Eyck (1916-1991), English poet, artist and art restorer in London
- Hubert van Eyck (1366-1426), Flemish painter
- 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)
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Van Eyck migration to the United States 
