Origin
- Country
- Netherlands
- Meaning
- From the long dike — from Dutch lang (long) and dijk (dike or embankment)
- Arrival Era
- Dutch immigrant line — Hudson Valley settlement
Known Family Members
- Van Langendyck ancestorConnected through the Wolf line
The Van Langendyck surname is of Dutch origin, a topographic name meaning 'from the long dike' (lang = long, dijk = dike or embankment). Dutch families bearing this name were part of the significant Dutch immigration to the Hudson Valley and New York region in the 17th and 18th centuries. The family traces through the Herman Louis Wolf line of Ruth's ancestors.