van Dyck Surname

61,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Dyck Surname Definition:

(Flemish and Dutch) Of the Dike [contraction of Van den Dyck or Dijk (masc.]

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van Dyck Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,0431:1,902122
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Germany1771:454,83340,228
France1361:488,40268,701
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Luxembourg841:6,9111,047
Australia701:385,65331,598
Austria641:133,05418,198
South Africa641:846,52756,162
England411:1,358,97760,528
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

van Dyck (12) may also be a first name.

van Dyck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Flemish and Dutch) Of the Dike [contraction of Van den Dyck or Dijk (masc.]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch.) From the dyke; a bank or mound thrown up to prevent inundations from the river or sea.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from middle Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.,).

Merten Van Dijck, 1st of January 1605. First record of this surname known.

For many it has been Anglicised, changed or been written in a different way for several reasons, the forms of this surname are 'Van Dijk', 'Van der Dijk', 'Van Dyke', 'Van Dyck', 'Van Dyk', 'Van Dyken', 'Van Dycke', 'Van Dijck', 'Van Dijken', 'Vandyke', 'Vandijck', 'Vandijk', 'Vandijcke', 'Dijk', 'Dijkman', and probably tons more, there are not many surnames that can be claimed to have this may variants (≥14).

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(Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans), One who came, lived, or potentially built the dike nearby. (Compare with Van Beek, as there is no 'der' typically found in this surname), the Netherlands are very famous for their heavy amount of dike's that they have, which explains why Van Dijk is the most common 'van' surname in the Netherlands, the surname bearer rate is around 1:300 ('van' = of, + 'dijk' = dike, 'dijk' comes from Mid. Dutch 'dijc', Proto-Germanic 'dīkaz', Proto-Indo-European 'dheig(ʷ)', 'ditch' 'seawall', etc.,).

Merten Van Dijck, 1st of January 1605. First record of this surname known.

For many it has been Anglicised, changed or been written in a different way for several reasons, the forms of this surname are 'Van Dijk', 'Van der Dijk', 'Van Dyke', 'Van Dyck', 'Van Dyk', 'Van Dyken', 'Van Dycke', 'Van Dijck', 'Van Dijken', 'Vandyke', 'Vandijck', 'Vandijk', 'Vandijckw', 'Dijk', 'Dijkman', and probably tons more, there are not many surnames that can be claimed to have this may variants (≥14).

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van Dyck Demographics

Average van Dyck Salary in
Canada

$48,694 CAD

Per year
Rank:
140,247 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000331252
Rank: 29,693 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
98.01%
Sample size: 37 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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van Dyck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Dyck Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van Dyck is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of van Dyck.

How Common Is The Last Name van Dyck? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 61,280th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 888,075 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of van Dyck are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. van Dyck is also the 3,306,491st most common first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname van Dyck is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 6,043 people, or 1 in 1,902. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Belgium van Dyck exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

van Dyck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Dyck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 108 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Dyck Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Dyck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 348.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 87,026 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning R 329,952 per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $48,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Dycke94381/
van Deyck94247/
van Dyk9320,446/
van Dyke885,681/
Van-Dyck88860/
van Dick88297/
van Deyk88219/
von Dyck885/
van Dykk881/
van Deck880/
van Dijck825,974/
van Dieck8220/
van Dicks828/
van Deick825/
van Dicke823/
Van-Dycke823/
van Deyke821/
van Dhyke821/
Van-Dyk8025/
van Dik8022/
von Dyk800/
van Deijck78157/
van Dijcke7877/
van Dijcks781/
van Deicke781/
van Dijk7563,961/
van Diek7587/
Van-Dyke7546/
van Dike7521/
von Deck7519/
van Deik7516/
van Deek7514/
von Dyke757/
van Digk751/
van Dujk751/
van Dijke712,162/
van Deijk71193/
von Duyke7128/
van Duike711/
Van-Dijk6361/
Van-Dike632/
Van-Deik632/
von Deak631/
van Dique590/
von Dix530/
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