De Rijke

De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich (one)". Other forms include De Rijk, De Rijck and De Rijcke, while in Belgium the "ij" can be replaced with a "y" and the article can be merged with the adjective. The variants without an article (Rijke) can also be of patronymic origin ("son of Rijk"). People with such surnames include:

De Rijck / De Rijk / De Ryck / De Ryk / Derijck

• An de Ryck (born 1960s), Belgian brewster
• Beatrix de Rijk (1883-1958), Dutch aviator
• Cornelia de Rijck (1653 – 1726), Dutch painter
• Luc De Rijck (1965-1991), Belgian footballer
• Rudolf de Rijk (1937-2003), Dutch linguist
• Timothy Derijck (born 1987), Belgian footballer

De Rijcke / De Rijke / De Ryke / Derycke

• Abraham de Rijcke (1566-1599), Flemish historical and portrait painter, son of Bernaert
• Alex de Rijke (born 1960), British architect
• Antonius de Rijcke (c.1475–c.1530), Flemish composer
• Bernaert de Rijcke (c.1535-1590), Flemish historical and portrait painter
• Germain Derycke (1929-1978), Belgian racing cyclist
• Johannis de Rijke (1842-1913), Dutch civil engineer and foreign advisor to Japan
• Luc Beyer de Ryke (1933-2018), Belgian journalist and politician
• Maarten de Rijke (born 1961), Dutch computer scientist

Rijke

• Pieter Rijke (1812–1899), Dutch experimental physicist
• Robine Rijke (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
• Sjaak Rijke (born 1960), Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim

As a nickname

People in the Low Countries nicknamed "the rich" include:

• Beatrix de Rijke (1421-1468), Dutch foundling ("Lucky the Rich"), who survived a flood allegedly because a cat balanced her cradle in the flood waters
• Maria de Rijke (1457–1482), Mary of Burgundy
• Otto de Rijke (c.1060–1113), Otto II, Count of Zutphen
• Willem de Rijke (1487-1559), Count of Nassau-Siegen, father of William the Silent
• Willem de Rijke (1516–1592), William of Cleves