'''Luyckx''' ({{IPA|nl|lœyk(s)|pron|nl-Luiks.ogg}}) is a Dutch patronymic surname based on an archaic spelling of the given name Luuk/Luc, short forms of Lucas.<ref name=cbg/> The name has a myriad of spellings, all pronounced the same. While in Belgium ''Luyckx'' is by far the most common (3,433 people in 2008),<ref>[https://familienaam.be/Luyckx Luyckx] at familienaam.be</ref> in the Netherlands the forms ''Luijkx'', ''Luijks'', ''Luijk'', ''Luik'' and ''Luijckx'' are more prevalent.<ref name=cbg>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Luijkx+%28y%29&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Luijks], [http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Luijks+%28y%29&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Luijks] and [http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=luijk&gba_naam=Luijk&nfd_naam=Luijk+%28y%29&operator=bw&taal= Luijk] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands</ref> For some families the name may be toponymic instead, referring to an origin in '''Luik''', the Dutch name of Liège.<ref name=cbg/> This is generally the case for forms like ''Van Luijk'', ''Van Luik'' and ''de Luyck''.<ref>[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Luijk%2C+van+%28y%29&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=bw&taal= Luijk, van (y)] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands</ref> People with these surnames include:
*Albert Luykx (1919–1978), Belgian Nazi collaborator who fled to Ireland *Alec Luyckx (born 1995), Belgian football player *Bets Borm-Luijkx (1918–2015), Dutch politician *Boniface Luykx (1915–2004), Belgian Norbertine priest and monastery founder *Carstian Luyckx (1623–c.1675), Flemish still life painter and draughtsman *Clifford Luyk (born 1941), Dutch-American born Spanish basketball player *{{ill|Fernand Luickx|de}} (1932–2007), Belgian painter *Frans Luycx (1604–1668), Flemish portrait painter *Kees Luijckx (born 1986), Dutch football defender *Luc Luycx (born 1958), Belgian designer of the common side of the euro coins *Marc Luyckx Ghisi (born 1942), Belgian philosopher and essayist *Maxime Luycx (born 1982), Belgian field hockey player *Patrick van Luijk (born 1984), Dutch sprinter *Peter Luykx (born 1964), Belgian politician *Teun Luijkx (born 1986), Dutch actor
==See also== *Luiken, Dutch surname of the same origin *Luik, Estonian surname
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Dutch patronymic surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names Category:Toponymic surnames