De Rijke


De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich ". 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 can also be of patronymic origin. People with such surnames include:
;De Rijck / De Rijk / De Ryck / De Ryk / Derijck
  • An de Ryck, Belgian brewster
  • Beatrix de Rijk, Dutch aviator
  • Cornelia de Rijck, Dutch painter
  • Luc De Rijck, Belgian footballer
  • Rudolf de Rijk, Dutch linguist
  • Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer
;De Rijcke / De Rijke / De Ryke / Derycke
;Rijke
  • Pieter Rijke, Dutch experimental physicist
  • Robine Rijke, Dutch cricketer
  • Sjaak Rijke, Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim

    As a nickname

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