'''Van Dijk''' ({{IPA|nl|vɑn ˈdɛik|-|nl-van Dijk.ogg}}) 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.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=van%20dijk&gba_naam=van%20Dijk&nfd_naam=Dijk,%20van%20(y)&operator=eq&taal= www.meertens.knaw.nl]</ref><ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf www.meertens.knaw.nl]</ref> 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:
== Dutch people == * Anouk van Dijk (born 1965), choreographer and dancer * Ans van Dijk (1905–1948), Nazi collaborator during World War II * Arjan van Dijk (born 1987), football player * Bill van Dijk (born 1947), singer * Bryan van Dijk (born 1981), judoka * Cilia van Dijk (1941–2023), film producer * Daan van Dijk (1907–1986), track cyclist * Dick van Dijk (1946–1997), football striker * 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), road and track cyclist * Frans Van Dijk (1853–1939), Belgian architect * Gé van Dijk (1923–2005), football player and coach * Gerrit van Dijk (1938–2012), animator, film maker, and painter * Gerrit van Dijk (mathematician) (1939–2022), mathematician * Gijs van Dijk (born 1980), politician and union leader * Gregoor van Dijk (born 1981), football midfielder * Herman K. van Dijk (1946–2025), economist * Jan van Dijk (born 1952), sociologist and communication scientist * 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 * {{illm|Ko van Dijk|fr||fy||nl|Ko van Dijk jr.}} (1916–1978), theater and television actor * Leon van Dijk (born 1992), football player * Louis van Dijk (1941–2020), pianist * Marijn van Dijk (born 1979), developmental psychologist and linguist * Nelis van Dijk (1904–1969), boxer * Niek van Dijk (born 1951), orthopaedic surgeon * Olger van Dijk (born 1979), Dutch politician * Otwin van Dijk (born 1975), politician * Peter van Dijk (born 1952), politician * Philip van Dijk (1683–1753), painter * Philip van Dijk (footballer) (1885–1937), midfielder * Pieter van Dijk (born 1943), Dutch legal scholar and judge * Rob van Dijk (born 1969), football goalkeeper * Rudi Martinus van Dijk (1932–2003), composer * Ryan van Dijk (born 1990), football midfielder * Sam van Dijk (born 1996), basketball player * Sergio van Dijk (born 1982), football player * Stefan van Dijk (born 1976), racing cyclist * Steven van Dijk (born 1969), cricket bowler * 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 == * Anne-Mette van Dijk (born 1968), Danish badminton player *Germaine van Dijk (born 1983), Surinamese football player * Hilbert Van Dijk (1918–2001), Australian fencer * Jace Van Dijk (born 1981), Australian rugby league player * Jennifer van Dijk-Silos (born 1954), Surinamese Minister of Justice and Police * Mijk van Dijk (born 1963), German DJ * Nikki Van Dijk (born 1994), Australian professional surfer *Ruel (born 2002), Australian singer-songwriter
== See also == * van (Dutch) * Van Dijck * Van Dyk * Van Dyke * Van Dyck (surname)
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Dutch origin Category:Toponymic surnames