Dyk is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dyk
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands
Meaning:

Dyk is a variant of Dyche. Probably the same as Ditch, though it is sometimes pronounced liké Dyke. The words dyke and ditch, indeed, appear to be etymologically identical, and primarily to mean a barrier or defence; and to this day in some provincial dialects a water-course is called a dyke or dick. The Anglo-Saxon, díc means both a mound or bank, and a ditch, trench, or moat.

Dyk is a form of Dick. The large or fat man; descendant of Dick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

The variant form of Dicks. The large or fat man; descendant of Dick, a pet form of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

Dyk is variant form of Dick. See Richard - This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Ricket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two 'nurse-names' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

Variant form of the Dicks. See Richard - This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Ricket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two 'nurse-names' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

How popular is Dyk?

Dyk is common in Poland, Cambodia, United States, Ukraine, South Africa, Canada, Germany, Czechia, Russia.

Dyk is ranked 96526 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dyks grew by 7.26 per cent to 502 since 2000 and ranked 43077 after elevating 386 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.02 97.65
Hispanic or Latino 2.19 1.71
Dyk is quite popular family name mostly used in Poland however Cambodia lie ahead in terms of density. Around 4926 people have been found who wears Dyk as their family name. Dyk is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Dyk:
4,011 Poland1,447
Countries with hundreds of Dyk:
1,192 Cambodia929
40,863 United States750
12,442 Ukraine516
12,911 South Africa506
27,191 Canada126
51,734 Germany121
15,521 Czechia114
97,149 Russia104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
29,957 Netherlands75
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
64,828 England37
54,700 Australia30
33,260 Austria29
30,197 Mexico23
30,474 Sweden23
104,027 Argentina20
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,153 Egypt9
306,885 France9
40,014 New Zealand7

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Joh Dyk from Germany aboard the The Queen from Liverpool & Queenstown on March 14, 1866. He is registered to be 26 years old when he arrived in USA. 28 years old Joh Dyk, Maalze Dyk, aged 26, Peter Dyk, aged 23, Frami Dyk (40) Laborer, 24 years old Ralph-A. Dyk, Antze Dyk, aged 20, Gudgr. Dyk, 53 years old Pilber Dyk, Laborer Pucter Dyk, and 9 other Dyk around 50% of whom were laborer while others worked as spinster and farmer migrated to US.

Dyk Namesakes

  • Joost van Dyk, Dutch privateer
  • Irene van Dyk, South African-born New Zealand netball player
  • Paul van Dyk, German DJ, record producer and musician
  • Viktor Dyk, nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright
  • Ernst van Dyk, South African wheelchair racer and handcyclist
  • Ian Dyk, Australian race driver

Dyk Namesakes

  • Joost van Dyk, Dutch privateer
  • Irene van Dyk, South African-born New Zealand netball player
  • Paul van Dyk, German DJ, record producer and musician
  • Viktor Dyk, nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright
  • Ernst van Dyk, South African wheelchair racer and handcyclist
  • Ian Dyk, Australian race driver

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