van Dycke Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Dycke Surname User-submission:

(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.

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van Dycke 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
Belgium3191:36,0405,884
France391:1,703,147154,208
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

van Dycke Surname Meaning

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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 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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Topographic name for someone who lived by any of the many thousands of dikes in the Netherlands (Middle Dutch dike 'dike'), or a habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Dijk, Dijke, or Dyck, named with this word.

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van Dycke Demographics

Average van Dycke Salary in
United States

$41,708 USD

Per year
Rank:
694,918 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.46713E-6
Rank: 1,035,381 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
96.66%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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van Dycke Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Dycke occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of van Dycke click here.

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

It is the 752,779th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of van Dycke live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 36,040. In Belgium van Dycke is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 13 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Belgium it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

van Dycke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Dycke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Dycke surname contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Dycke Last Name Statistics demography

van Dycke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

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van Dykk821/
van Dyky820/
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von Duyke7828/
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van Deik7116/
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