Luyckx is a Dutch patronymic surname based on an archaic spelling of the given name Luuk/ Luc, short forms of Lucas. [1] The name has a myriad of spellings, each pronounced [lœy̯k(s)]. While in Belgium Luyckx is by far the most common (3433 people in 2008), [2] in the Netherlands the forms Luijkx, Luijks, Luijk, Luik and Luijckx are more prevalent. [1] For some families the name may be toponymic instead, referring to an origin in Luik, the Dutch name of Liège. [1] This is generally the case for forms like Van Luijk, Van Luik and de Luyck. [3] People with these surnames include:
- Albert Luykx (1919–1978), Belgian Nazi collaborator who fled to Ireland
- Alec Luyckx (born 1995), Belgian football midfielder
- Bets Borm-Luijkx (1918–2015), Dutch CDA politician
- Boniface Luykx (1915–2004), Belgian Norbertine priest and monastery founder
- Carstian Luyckx (1623–c.1675), Flemish still life painter and draughtsman
- Clifford Luyk (born 1941), Dutch-American born Spanish basketball player
- Fernand Luickx (1932–2007), Belgian painter
- Frans Luycx (1604–1668), Flemish portrait painter
- Kees Luijckx (born 1986), Dutch football defender
- Luc Luycx (born 1958), Belgian designer of the common side of the euro coins
- Marc Luyckx Ghisi (born 1942), Belgian philosopher and essayist
- Maxime Luycx (born 1982), Belgian field hockey player
- Patrick van Luijk (born 1984), Dutch sprinter
- Peter Luykx (born 1964), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician
- Teun Luijkx (born 1986), Dutch film actor
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Luyckx is a Dutch patronymic surname based on an archaic spelling of the given name Luuk/ Luc, short forms of Lucas. [1] The name has a myriad of spellings, each pronounced [lœy̯k(s)]. While in Belgium Luyckx is by far the most common (3433 people in 2008), [2] in the Netherlands the forms Luijkx, Luijks, Luijk, Luik and Luijckx are more prevalent. [1] For some families the name may be toponymic instead, referring to an origin in Luik, the Dutch name of Liège. [1] This is generally the case for forms like Van Luijk, Van Luik and de Luyck. [3] People with these surnames include:
- Albert Luykx (1919–1978), Belgian Nazi collaborator who fled to Ireland
- Alec Luyckx (born 1995), Belgian football midfielder
- Bets Borm-Luijkx (1918–2015), Dutch CDA politician
- Boniface Luykx (1915–2004), Belgian Norbertine priest and monastery founder
- Carstian Luyckx (1623–c.1675), Flemish still life painter and draughtsman
- Clifford Luyk (born 1941), Dutch-American born Spanish basketball player
- Fernand Luickx (1932–2007), Belgian painter
- Frans Luycx (1604–1668), Flemish portrait painter
- Kees Luijckx (born 1986), Dutch football defender
- Luc Luycx (born 1958), Belgian designer of the common side of the euro coins
- Marc Luyckx Ghisi (born 1942), Belgian philosopher and essayist
- Maxime Luycx (born 1982), Belgian field hockey player
- Patrick van Luijk (born 1984), Dutch sprinter
- Peter Luykx (born 1964), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician
- Teun Luijkx (born 1986), Dutch film actor
See also
References
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.