Van Slyke

Van Slyke or Van Slycke is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "of/from Slyke". The Dictionary of American Family Names published by Oxford University Press documents the two most likely meanings of the word "Slyke" here:


 * 1) from Middle Dutch slijcke "mire", "marshy place" (modern Dutch slijk)
 * 2) from a place named after this word, such as Slijkenburg in Friesland, Slijkewijck in Gelderland or possibly Slik in North Holland

People with the surname Van Slyke

 * Andy Van Slyke (born 1960), American baseball player
 * Donald Van Slyke (1883–1971), Dutch American chemist
 * Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke (1879–1966), American writer
 * Rik Van Slycke (born 1963), former Belgian cyclist
 * Scott Van Slyke (born 1986), American baseball player. son of Andy Van Slyke
 * Steven Van Slyke, American chemist