# Rijkens

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**Rijkens** is a [Dutch surname](/source/Dutch_surname). Among variant forms are *Rijk*, *Rijke*, *Rijken*, *Rijkes* and *Rijks*, while the [ij](/source/IJ_(digraph)) digraph in Dutch names is often replaced with a "y" abroad. These usually are [patronymic surnames](/source/Patronymic_surname) ("[Rijk](/source/Rik_(given_name))'s son"), but occasionally may stem from *rijk* meaning "rich" in Dutch.[1] People with these surnames include:

**Rijke**

- [Pieter Rijke](/source/Pieter_Rijke) (1812–1899), Dutch experimental physicist
- [Robine Rijke](/source/Robine_Rijke) (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
- [Sjaak Rijke](/source/Sjaak_Rijke) (born 1960), Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim

**Rijken / Ryken**

- [Frank Rijken](/source/Frank_Rijken) (born 1996), Dutch gymnast
- [Leland Ryken](/source/Leland_Ryken) (born 1942), American Christian literary scholar
- [Philip Ryken](/source/Philip_Ryken) (born 1966), American college president, son of Leland Ryken
- [Theodoor Jacobus Rijken](/source/Theodore_Ryken) or Brother Francis Xavier (1797–1871), Dutch Catholic missionary in the US, founder of the [Xaverian Brothers](/source/Xaverian_Brothers) in Belgium - [St. Mary's Ryken High School](/source/St._Mary's_Ryken_High_School), Maryland secondary school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers

**Rijkens**

- [Derk Rijkens](/source/Derk_Rijkens) (born 1975), Dutch cricketer
- [Paul Rijkens](/source/Paul_Rijkens) (1888–1965), Dutch businessman, founding chairman of Unilever

**Rijkes / Rijks**

- [Jaap Rijks](/source/Jaap_Rijks) (1919–2017), Dutch equestrian
- [Sarah Rijkes](/source/Sarah_Rijkes) (born 1991), Austrian racing cyclist

## See also

- [De Rijke](/source/De_Rijke), Dutch surname meaning "the rich"

## References

1. [Rijken](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=rijken&gba_naam=Rijken&nfd_naam=Rijken&operator=eq&taal=) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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