The vik Surname
vik Name Meaning and History
- Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads all over Norway and Sweden, so named with Old Norse vík ‘small bay’, ‘inlet’. In Swedish it may also be a topographic or ornamental name.
- Czech: from a short form of the personal name Viktor (see Victor).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Vik vs Vick | Ray Vick | 1 |
| Andrew Vik, bio |
 ccountr1
| 2 |
| Olaf Anton Vik | gene_roach | 2 |
| RELATIVES??? | GENA | 4 |
| Vik / Williams / Murrell / Rotton / Cornstubble / Downs |
txbusybee
| 0 |
| Unknown Vik |
ruthdowns1
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| Vik's from Odessa, Ukraine | Marcy Volny | 0 |
| Vig, Wig, Vik, Wik, Wick |
rhowic
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| Vik/Veseth | Signe | 0 |
| Signe Amelia Vik | Erin | 0 |
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