Vandijke Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Vandijke 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.
Read More About This SurnameVandijke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Vandijke 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).
- deleted-173293Vandijke Demographics
Average Vandijke Salary in
United States
$58,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vandijke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vandijke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vandijke is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vandijke.
How Common Is The Last Name Vandijke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Vandijke is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Vandijke are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Vandijke is primarily found in: Texas, where 75 percent live and Massachusetts, where 25 percent live. Barring The United States Vandijke exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.
Vandijke Last Name Statistics demography
Vandijke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.
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