Van Rijswijk
Appearance
Van Rijswijk is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Rijswijk". There are at least four places named Rijswijk in the Netherlands: towns in South Holland (in English formerly known as Ryswick), western Gelderland and North Brabant, and Castle Rijswijk in eastern Gelderland.[1] Among variant spellings are Van Rijsewijk, Rijswijck, Riswijk, and Ryswyk.[2] People with this name include:
- Denise van Rijswijk (born 1978), Dutch pop singer
- Jan Van Rijswijck (1853–1906), Belgian lawyer, liberal politician and journalist
- Johan van Rijswijck (c.1550–1612), Dutch fortress builder
- John van Rijswijck (born 1962), Luxembourg football goalkeeper
- René van Rijswijk (born 1971), Dutch football forward
- Ron Van Ryswyk (fl. 1960s), American football coach
- Saskia van Rijswijk (born 1960), Dutch Muay Thai champion and actress
- Theodoor van Rijswijck (1811–1849), Flemish writer
References
[edit]- ^ Rijswijk, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- ^ Variants of Rijswijk, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.