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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:

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Dutch people

  • Anouk van Dijk (born 1965), choreographer and dancer
  • Arjan van Dijk (born 1987), football player
  • Bill van Dijk (born 1947), singer
  • Bryan van Dijk (born 1981), judoka
  • Daan van Dijk (1907–1986), track cyclist
  • Dick van Dijk (born 1946), football player
  • 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), professional road and track cyclist
  • Gé van Dijk (1923–2005), football player and coach
  • Gerrit van Dijk (1938–2012), animator, film maker, and painter
  • Gregoor van Dijk (born 1981), football midfielder
  • Herman K. van Dijk (born 1948), economist
  • Jan van Dijk (born 1952), professor of sociology and communication science
  • 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 (1916–1978), theater and television actor
  • Leon van Dijk (born 1992), football player
  • Louis van Dijk (born 1941), pianist
  • Nelis van Dijk (1904–1969), boxer
  • Otwin van Dijk (born 1975), politician
  • Peter van Dijk (born 1952), politician
  • Philip van Dijk (1683–1753), painter
  • Rob van Dijk (born 1969), football goalkeeper
  • Rudi Martinus van Dijk (1932–2003), composer
  • Sergio van Dijk (born 1982), football player
  • Stefan van Dijk (born 1976), professional cyclist
  • 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

  • Hilbert Van Dijk (1918–2001), Australian fencer
  • Jace Van Dijk (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
  • Nikki Van Dijk (born 1994), Australian professional surfer

    • References

    Van Dijk Wikipedia
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