Rijkens

Rijkens is a Dutch surname. Among variant forms are Rijk, Rijke, Rijken, Rijkes and Rijks, while the ij digraph in Dutch names is often replaced with a "y" abroad. These usually are patronymic surnames ("Rijk's son"), but occasionally may stem from rijk meaning "rich" in Dutch. People with these surnames include:


 * Rijke
 * Pieter Rijke (1812–1899), Dutch experimental physicist
 * Robine Rijke (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
 * Sjaak Rijke (born 1960), Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim
 * Rijken / Ryken
 * Frank Rijken (born 1996), Dutch gymnast
 * Leland Ryken (born 1942), American Christian literary scholar
 * Philip Ryken (born 1966), American college president, son of Leland Ryken
 * Theodoor Jacobus Rijken or Brother Francis Xavier (1797–1871), Dutch Catholic missionary in the US, founder of the Xaverian Brothers in Belgium
 * St. Mary's Ryken High School, Maryland secondary school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers
 * Rijkens
 * Derk Rijkens (born 1975), Dutch cricketer
 * Paul Rijkens (1888–1965), Dutch businessman, founding chairman of Unilever
 * Rijkes / Rijks
 * Jaap Rijks (1919–2017), Dutch equestrian
 * Sarah Rijkes (born 1991), Austrian racing cyclist