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Van%20dijk Name Meaning

Dutch: either a topographic name for someone who lived by one of the many thousands of dikes in the Netherlands (Middle Dutch dike ‘dike’) or more usually a habitational name from any of the many places in Belgium and the Netherlands called Dijk Dijke or Dyck or which incorporate dike in their name. This is one of the most common surnames in the Netherlands. In the US it is mostly spelled Van Dyke . Compare Van Dyck and Van Dyk and also Dijk .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Van Dyck, Van Dyk, Van Kirk, Van Ek, Vandine, Van Dunk, Van Hise

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Between 1990 and 2004, in the United States, Van%20dijk life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Van%20dijk in 1990 was 76, and 96 in 2004.

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