Luyckx
Appearance
Luyckx (pronounced [lœyk(s)] ) is a Dutch patronymic surname based on an archaic spelling of the given name Luuk/Luc, short forms of Lucas.[1] The name has a myriad of spellings, all pronounced the same. While in Belgium Luyckx is by far the most common (3433 people in 2008),[2] in the Netherlands the forms Luijkx, Luijks, Luijk, Luik and Luijckx are more prevalent.[1] For some families the name may be toponymic instead, referring to an origin in Luik, the Dutch name of Liège.[1] This is generally the case for forms like Van Luijk, Van Luik and de Luyck.[3] People with these surnames include:
- Albert Luykx (1919–1978), Belgian Nazi collaborator who fled to Ireland
- Alec Luyckx (born 1995), Belgian football midfielder
- Bets Borm-Luijkx (1918–2015), Dutch CDA politician
- Boniface Luykx (1915–2004), Belgian Norbertine priest and monastery founder
- Carstian Luyckx (1623–c.1675), Flemish still life painter and draughtsman
- Clifford Luyk (born 1941), Dutch-American born Spanish basketball player
- Fernand Luickx (1932–2007), Belgian painter
- Frans Luycx (1604–1668), Flemish portrait painter
- Kees Luijckx (born 1986), Dutch football defender
- Luc Luycx (born 1958), Belgian designer of the common side of the euro coins
- Marc Luyckx Ghisi (born 1942), Belgian philosopher and essayist
- Maxime Luycx (born 1982), Belgian field hockey player
- Patrick van Luijk (born 1984), Dutch sprinter
- Peter Luykx (born 1964), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician
- Teun Luijkx (born 1986), Dutch film actor