Van Dyk
Van Dyk or Vandyk is an Afrikaans toponymic meaning "from (the) dike". It can also be directly derived from the Dutch form Van Dijk.[1]
The Czech surname Dyk has a patronymic origin in the given name Benedikt.[2]
People with these names include:
- Van Dyk
- Carl Vandyk (1851–1931), German-born British photographer
- Dan Van Dyk (1942–2004), American Washington state representative
- Ernst Van Dyk (born 1973), South African wheelchair athlete
- Hans van Dyk (born 1982), South African rugby player
- Irene van Dyk (born 1972), South African-born New Zealand netball player
- Jo-Ane van Dyk (born 1997), South African javelin thrower
- Johan van Dyk (born 1994), South African cricketer.
- Joost van Dyk (died c.1631), Dutch privateer
- Kendall Van Dyk (born 1980), American Montana state senator
- Kobus van Dyk (born 1994), South African rugby player
- Leanne Van Dyk (born 1955), American reformed theologian
- Maks van Dyk (born 1992), South African rugby player
- Manie van Dyk (born 1955), South African politician
- Mitchell Van Dyk (born 1990), American football offensive tackle
- Paul van Dyk (born 1971), German electronic dance music DJ, musician and record producer
- Reed Van Dyk, American short film maker
- Dyk
- Ian Dyk (born 1985), Australian race driver
- Robert Dyk (1937–2008), American journalist
- Sebastian Dyk (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
- Timothy B. Dyk (born 1937), American judge
- Viktor Dyk (1877–1931), Czech poet, writer and politician
References
- Dijk, van (y) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
- Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013
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