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Van Schaik

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Van Schaik is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Schaik". Variants include Van Schaaik, Van Schaick, Van Schaïk, Van Schaijk and Van Schayk. While the latter two forms usually refer to an origin in Schaijk in North Brabant, the more common forms have an origin in multiple (small) places in the Rhine delta named Schaik (etc.), Schadijk, or the original Schadewijk (possibly "shaded place").[1] People with the surname include:

Van Schaaik
Van Schaijk / Van Schayk
  • Toer van Schayk (born 1936), Dutch ballet dancer, choreographer, and artist


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  1. ^ Schaik, van and Schaijk, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.