Van Dijk

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Van Dijk () is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) dike". With 56,441 people, it was the fifth most common name in the Netherlands in 2007. Abroad, people with this surname usually abandoned the ij digraph, resulting in names like Van Dyke and Van Dyk. People with the original surname include:

Dutch people

Anouk van Dijk (born 1965), choreographer and dancer
Ans van Dijk (1905–1948), Nazi collaborator during World War II
Arjan van Dijk (born 1987), football player
Bill van Dijk (born 1947), singer
Bryan van Dijk (born 1981), judoka
Cilia van Dijk (1941–2023), film producer
Daan van Dijk (1907–1986), track cyclist
Dick van Dijk (1946–1997), football striker
Dick van Dijk (born 1970), darts player
Diederik van Dijk (born 1971), politician
Dominique van Dijk (born 1979), football midfielder
Edith van Dijk (born 1973), swimmer
Ellen van Dijk (born 1987), road and track cyclist
Frans Van Dijk (1853–1939), Belgian architect
Gé van Dijk (1923–2005), football player and coach
Gerrit van Dijk (1938–2012), animator, film maker, and painter
Gerrit van Dijk (mathematician) (1939–2022), mathematician
Gijs van Dijk (born 1980), politician and union leader
Gregoor van Dijk (born 1981), football midfielder
Herman K. van Dijk (1946–2025), economist
Jan van Dijk (born 1952), sociologist and communication scientist
Jan van Dijk (born 1956), football midfielder
Jappie van Dijk (born 1944), speed skater
Jasper van Dijk (born 1971), politician
Joeri van Dijk (born 1983), sailor
Johannes van Dijk (1868–1938), rower
Joost van Dijk (died 1632), privateer and first settler of the Virgin Islands
Kay van Dijk (born 1984), volleyball player
Kees van Dijk (1931–2008), politician
(1916–1978), theater and television actor
Leon van Dijk (born 1992), football player
Louis van Dijk (1941–2020), pianist
Marijn van Dijk (born 1979), developmental psychologist and linguist
Nelis van Dijk (1904–1969), boxer
Niek van Dijk (born 1951), orthopaedic surgeon
Olger van Dijk (born 1979), Dutch politician
Otwin van Dijk (born 1975), politician
Peter van Dijk (born 1952), politician
Philip van Dijk (1683–1753), painter
Philip van Dijk (footballer) (1885–1937), midfielder
Rob van Dijk (born 1969), football goalkeeper
Rudi Martinus van Dijk (1932–2003), composer
Ryan van Dijk (born 1990), football midfielder
Sam van Dijk (born 1996), basketball player
Sergio van Dijk (born 1982), football player
Stefan van Dijk (born 1976), racing cyclist
Steven van Dijk (born 1969), cricket bowler
Teun A. van Dijk (born 1943), scholar in linguistics
Virgil van Dijk (born 1991), football player
Wendy van Dijk (born 1976), actress and television presenter

Other people

Anne-Mette van Dijk (born 1968), Danish badminton player
Germaine van Dijk (born 1983), Surinamese football player
Hilbert Van Dijk (1918–2001), Australian fencer
Jace Van Dijk (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
Jennifer van Dijk-Silos (born 1954), Surinamese Minister of Justice and Police
Mijk van Dijk (born 1963), German DJ
Nikki Van Dijk (born 1994), Australian professional surfer
Ruel (born 2002), Australian singer-songwriter

References

de:Dijk

References

[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20dijk&gba_naam=van%20Dijk&nfd_naam=Dijk,%20van%20(y)&operator=eq&taal= www.meertens.knaw.nl]
[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf www.meertens.knaw.nl]

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