Van Rijswijk

Van Rijswijk is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Rijswijk". There are at least four places named Rijswijk in the Netherlands: towns in South Holland (in English formerly known as Ryswick),  western Gelderland and North Brabant, and Castle Rijswijk [nl] in eastern Gelderland.[1] Among variant spellings are Van Rijsewijk, Rijswijck, Riswijk, and Ryswyk.[2] People with this name include:

* Denise van Rijswijk (born 1978), Dutch pop singer
* Jan Van Rijswijck (1853–1906), Belgian lawyer, liberal politician and journalist
* Johan van Rijswijck [de] (c.1550–1612), Dutch fortress builder
* John van Rijswijck (born 1962), Luxembourg football goalkeeper
* René van Rijswijk (born 1971), Dutch football forward
* Ron Van Ryswyk (fl. 1960s), American football coach
* Saskia van Rijswijk (born 1960), Dutch Muay Thai champion and actress
* Theodoor van Rijswijck (1811–1849), Flemish writer

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rijswijk, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
2. ^ Variants of Rijswijk, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

Surname list

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