Luiken is a Dutch patronymic surname based on the archaic spelling Luik of the given name Luuk, a short form of Lucas, or on the equally archai name Lui (from Ludo or Ludolph).Luiken at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Among variants are Luijken, Luikens and Luyken. People with this surname include:
Jan Luyken (1649–1712), Dutch poet, illustrator and engraver (1742–1818), Dutch politician for the Batavian Republic Leda Luss Luyken (born 1952), Greek-American conceptual artist Nicole Luiken (born 1971), Canadian science fiction author Otto Luyken (1884–1953), German gardener Stefanie Luiken (born 1985), Dutch backstroke swimmer
See also Luyckx, Dutch surname of the same origin Luik, Estonian surname
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