The dykstra Surname

dykstra Name Meaning and History

Frisian: topographic name for someone who lived in the vicinity of a dike, from a locative agent noun based on Old Frisian dik ‘dike’.

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The dykstra name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the dykstra family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of dykstra Families in the US in 1920

Number of dykstra families

63-123

22-62

1-21

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Thread	Author	Replies
Stitch/ Siets Dijkstra/Dykstra 1892-1956	tigersbaseball	4
Tietje Sytses Dykstra	PLowensteyn6383	39
Doekle Dykstra (or Dijkstra) married to	adijks_1	0
Pieter Dijkstra	Mark Dykstra	8
Peter Dykstra	mundt131	0
dykstra family from NY,Ks,Co areas	edgilmore1	5
David (Douwe) Dykstra	mrisseeuw	1
Tips...	Louise_Lindorf	0
Muskegon, MI	Enno Dykstra	1
Dykstra Family history in Glasgow, Montana	djaysone	1

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