# Van Wijk

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**Van Wijk** is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) [toponymic surname](/source/Toponymic_surname). "Wijk" may refer to [Wijk bij Duurstede](/source/Wijk_bij_Duurstede) or a number of other towns, including [Wijk](/source/Wijk_en_Aalburg) near [Leusden](/source/Leusden), [Beverwijk](/source/Beverwijk), [Rijswijk](/source/Rijswijk), [Waalwijk](/source/Waalwijk), and [Wijk aan Zee](/source/Wijk_aan_Zee). 12,750 people in the Netherlands carried the name in 2007.[1] Alternative forms are **van Wijck**, **van der Wijk**, [van Wyk](/source/Van_Wyk) (the common [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans) form), and [van Wyck](/source/Van_Wyck_(disambiguation)) (mostly in the United States). Notable people with the surname include:

**Van Wijk**

- [Dennis van Wijk](/source/Dennis_van_Wijk) (born 1962), Dutch footballer and manager
- [Jack van Wijk](/source/Jack_van_Wijk) (born 1959), Dutch computer scientist
- [Jan van Wijk](/source/Jan_van_Wijk) (born 1962), Dutch racing cyclist
- [Joop van Wijk](/source/Joop_van_Wijk) (1950–2022), Dutch film director
- [Kevin van Wijk](/source/Kevin_van_Wijk) (born 1989), Dutch basketball player
- [L. M. van Wijk](/source/L._M._van_Wijk) (born 1946), Dutch businessman
- [Michael Van Wijk](/source/Michael_Van_Wijk) (born 1952), English bodybuilder, actor and television presenter
- [Nicolaas van Wijk](/source/Nicolaas_van_Wijk) (1880–1941), Dutch linguist
- [Remco van Wijk](/source/Remco_van_Wijk) (born 1972), Dutch field hockey player
- [Uco van Wijk](/source/Uco_van_Wijk) (1924–1966), Dutch astronomer and educator

**Van Wijck**

- [Frieda Van Wijck](/source/Frieda_Van_Wijck) (born 1950), Flemish radio and television presenter
- [Jaak van Wijck](/source/Jaak_van_Wijck) (1870–1946), Dutch painter

**Van Asch van Wijck**

- [C. C. van Asch van Wijck](/source/C._C._van_Asch_van_Wijck) (1900–1932), Dutch artist and sculptor
- [Titus van Asch van Wijck](/source/Titus_van_Asch_van_Wijck) (1849–1902), Dutch governor of Suriname, after whom the [Van Asch Van Wijck Mountains](/source/Van_Asch_Van_Wijck_Mountains) were named

**Van der Wijck**

- [Aart van der Wijck](/source/Carel_Herman_Aart_van_der_Wijck) (1840–1914), Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
- [Johan Cornelis van der Wijck](/source/Johan_Cornelis_van_der_Wijck) (1848–1919), Dutch military leader and governor of Aceh

## See also

- [Van Wijk (crater)](/source/Van_Wijk_(crater)), lunar impact crater named after Uco van Wijk
- [Wijck](/source/Wijck)
- [Van Wyk](/source/Van_Wyk)

## References

1. [Wijk, van](http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=van+Wijk&nfd_naam=Wijk%2C+van&info=aantal+en+verspreiding&operator=eq&taal=) at the [Meertens Institute](/source/Meertens_Institute) database of Dutch surnames.

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