Hoogendijk Explained

Hoogendijk is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "high dike". Among variant forms are Hogendijk and Hoogerdijk.^[1] Abroad the "ij" digraph is usually replaced with a "y." Notable people with the surname include:

• Anouk Hoogendijk (born 1985), Dutch footballer
• Cornelis Hoogendijk (1866–1911), Dutch art collector
• Ferry Hoogendijk (1933–2014), Dutch journalist and politician
• Jack Hoogendyk (born 1955), American (Michigan) Republican politician
• Jan Hogendijk (born 1955), Dutch mathematician and historian of science
• Jan Hoogendyk (born 1979), South African musician and songwriter known as "Elvis Blue"
• Leen Hoogendijk (1890–1969), Dutch water polo player
• Maria Ida Adriana Hoogendijk (1874-1942), Dutch painter
• Micky Hoogendijk (born 1970), Dutch actress, presenter, model and photographer
• Oeke Hoogendijk (born 1961), Dutch documentary film maker
• Steven Hoogendijk (1698–1788), Dutch watchmaker and physicist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hoogendijk . . Nederlandse Familienamenbank [Dutch Surname Database] . CBG|Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis [CBG|Center for Family History] . 2023-02-18. nl.