Dykstra
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from West Frisian Dykstra or Dutch Dijkstra, a topographic surname from Old Frisian dik (“dike”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīk.
Proper noun edit
Dykstra (plural Dykstras)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dykstra is the 4485th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7913 individuals. Dykstra is most common among White (95.72%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dykstra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 506.