Person:Arend Luijendijk (3)

The Luijendijk name originated in 1470 on the island of Hoekse Waard, Netherlands.

Before 1600 most Dutch names were only patronymes, such as Jan Janszoon, which is Jan Jans son.

The Luijendijk family name is directly related to the life and work in the polders of ancient Holland, officially The Netherlands.

Luye Dyk (or Luijendijk) means the lazy dyke. It is the second dyke behind the dyke that protects the polder from the invasion of sea or river water. It is not the “active” dyke, hence the word lazy (or luie/luye dijk).

The family lived near such a secondary dyke, when people started to adopt family names.