van Dyke Surname

84,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

van Dyke Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the dike.

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van Dyke 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
United States4,4131:82,1349,341
Canada5501:66,9927,734
Australia4201:64,2757,702
England791:705,29239,851
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Bahamas51:78,350887
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5431:32,5463,919

van Dyke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller on, or near, the dike.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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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 Dyke Demographics

Average van Dyke Salary in
United States

$66,677 USD

Per year
Rank:
130,618 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000719266
Rank: 14,491 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
154.52%
Sample size: 920 (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 Dyke Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Dyke is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

van Dyke is the 84,974th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,793 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of van Dyke live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,413 people, or 1 in 82,134. In The United States van Dyke is most common in: Michigan, where 7 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

van Dyke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Dyke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Dyke last name rose 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 359 percent between 1881 and 2014.

van Dyke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the van Dyke surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount van Dyke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning R 222,456 per year; in United States they earn 54.53% more than the national average, earning $66,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,761 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 Dykes945/
van Deyke941/
van Dhyke941/
van Dyker940/
van Dyk9320,446/
van Duyker8990/
van Dyck888,206/
van Deyk88219/
Van-Dyke8846/
van Dike8821/
von Dyke887/
van Dyce882/
van Dykk881/
van Dyky880/
van Dijke822,162/
van Deyck82247/
von Duyke8228/
van Dyche823/
van Dicke823/
Van-Dycke823/
van Duike821/
Van-Dyk8025/
van Dik8022/
von Dyk800/
van Dijcke7877/
van Decker7841/
van Dekker7838/
van Duiker789/
van Dekeer781/
van Deketh781/
van Deicke781/
van Dijk7563,961/
Van-Dyck75860/
van Dick75297/
van Diek7587/
van Deik7516/
van Deek7514/
von Dyck755/
Van-Dike752/
van Dujk751/
van Digk751/
van Dice750/
van Deck750/
van Duijker7421/
van Dijck715,974/
van Deijk71193/
van Dieck7120/
van Dicks718/
van Deick715/
van Dique710/
van Desky710/
van Deijck67157/
van Dijcks671/
von Diecke670/
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