Rijkens is a Dutch surname. Among variant forms are Rijk, Rijke, Rijken, Rijkes and Rijks, while the ij digraph in Dutch names is often replaced with a "y" abroad. These usually are patronymic surnames ("Rijk's son"), but occasionally may stem from rijk meaning "rich" in Dutch.Rijken at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with these surnames include:
Rijke Pieter Rijke (1812–1899), Dutch experimental physicist Robine Rijke (born 1996), Dutch cricketer Sjaak Rijke (born 1960), Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim Rijken / Ryken Frank Rijken (born 1996), Dutch gymnast Leland Ryken (born 1942), American Christian literary scholar Philip Ryken (born 1966), American college president, son of Leland Ryken Theodoor Jacobus Rijken or Brother Francis Xavier (1797–1871), Dutch Catholic missionary in the US, founder of the Xaverian Brothers in Belgium St. Mary's Ryken High School, Maryland secondary school sponsored by the Xaverian Brothers\ Rijken Hedy Rijken (born 1957 or 1958), American politician of Dutch-Indonesian descent Max Rijken (1920-1987), Indonesian-American politician and father of Hedy Rijkens Derk Rijkens (born 1975), Dutch cricketer Paul Rijkens (1888–1965), Dutch businessman, founding chairman of Unilever Rijkes / Rijks Jaap Rijks (1919–2017), Dutch equestrian Sarah Rijkes (born 1991), Austrian racing cyclist
See also De Rijke, Dutch surname meaning "the rich"
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