Van Wijk

Van Wijk is a Dutch toponymic surname. "Wijk" may refer to Wijk bij Duurstede or a number of other towns, including Wijk near Leusden, Beverwijk, Rijswijk, Waalwijk, and Wijk aan Zee. 12,750 people in the Netherlands carried the name in 2007.[1] Alternative forms are van Wijck, van der Wijk, van Wyk (the common Afrikaans form), and van Wyck (mostly in the United States). Notable people with the surname include:

Van Wijk
Van Wijck
  • Frieda Van Wijck (born 1950), Flemish radio and television presenter
  • Jaak van Wijck (1870–1946), Dutch painter
Van Asch van Wijck
Van der Wijck

See also

References

  1. ^ Wijk, van at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames.