Vandyk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Vandyk family

The surname Vandyk 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 Vandyk family

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Vandyk 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 Vandyk 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 child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy Antwerp silk merchant and learned painted from an early age. Van Dyck worked in London for some months in 1621...
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Vandyk Ranking

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

Vandyk migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vandyk 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 Vandyk (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)