Van Dijk

Van Dijk (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈdɛik] ^ⓘ) 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.^[1][2] 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:

• 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 (born 1948), 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
• Ko van Dijk [fr; fy; nl] (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

• 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

• Van Dijck
• Van Dyk
• Van Dyke (disambiguation)
• Van Dyck (surname)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Van Dijk.
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