Vandijck Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vandijck 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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Vandijck 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
Belgium8671:13,2601,996
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Vandijck Surname Meaning

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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Vandijck Demographics

Average Vandijck Salary in
United States

$120,312 USD

Per year
Rank:
8,235 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.6428E-6
Rank: 602,607 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
278.82%
Sample size: 4 (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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Vandijck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vandijck is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vandijck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vandijck is the 381,197th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vandijck reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 13,260. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Vandijck Last Name Statistics demography

Vandijck earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 178.83% more than the national average, earning $120,312 USD per year.

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Vandayk679/
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Wanddik674/
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Weandik673/
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Phandik671/
Banduik671/
Vandehecke671/
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