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Van%20dyken Name Meaning

Dutch: variant archaic or Americanized of Van Dijken itself a variant of Van Dijk with dijk ‘dike’ in the plural form.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Van Dyk, Van Auken, Van Duren, Van Dalen, Van Dyck, Van Duyn

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You can see how Van%20dyken families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Van%20dyken family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Van%20dyken families were found in USA in 1920. In 1881 there was 1 Van%20dyken family living in Fife. This was 100% of all the recorded Van%20dyken's in Scotland. Fife had the highest population of Van%20dyken families in 1881.
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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Van%20dyken life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Van%20dyken in 1958 was 56, and 71 in 2004.

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