Surnames/tags: Dijkgraaf Dykgraaf Dijckgraeff

Contents 1 Dijkgraaf One Name Study 1.1 About the Project 1.2 How to Join 1.3 Research Pages 1.4 Membership 1.5 Scope 1.5.1 Related Surnames and Surname Variants 1.5.2 Goals 1.5.3 Task List 1.5.4 Process 1.6 Dijkgraaf Genealogy 1.6.1 The origian and meaning of Dijkgraaf 1.6.2 Geographical Origins 1.6.3 Dijkgraaf family trees 1.7 Heraldic Arms Dijkgraaf 1.7.1 Gelderland 1.7.2 Zuid-Holland

Dijkgraaf One Name Study

About the Project

The Dijkgraaf Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Dijkgraaf name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Dijkgraaf name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (e.g. United States Dykgraaf's), by time period (18th Century Dijkgraaf's), or by topic (Dijkgraaf DNA, Dijkgraaf Occupations, Dijkgraaf Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Dijkgraaf Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

1. Add DIJKGRAAF and DIJKGRAAF_NAME_STUDY to your G2G tag feed That way you'll see all our discussions in your G2G Feed.
2. Add {{Member|ONS|name=Dijkgraaf}} to you profile
3. Add your name to the list below.

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Coen Dijkgraaf for assistance.

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

• Dijkgraaf not linked
• Dijkgraaf needs sources

Membership

• Coen Jacob Dijkgraaf
• Astrid Cora Dijkgraaf

Scope

The scope of this study is to research the Dijkgraaf last name and variations word wide. Immidiate family and descendents are also included.

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

Variations included are

• Dijckgraeff
• Dijckgraaf
• Dijckgraef
• Dijkgraaf
• Dijkgraeff De Jonge
• Dijkgraaff
• Dijkgraeff
• Dijkgreave
• Dykgraaf
• van den Dijkgraaf
• van den Dijkgraaff
• van der Dijkgraaf
• van der Dijkgraaff

Variations only included if they have carried on the surname varation as a descendent of one of the above, as these also occur as seperate surnames.

• de Graaf
• DeGraff
• Degraaf

Goals

1. Add sources to Dijkgraaf family members
2. Add more Dijkgraaf profiles to WikiTree
3. To link up the Dijkgraaf profiles to the known family trees (or establish if there is another one)

Task List

• Add the category to each of the Dijkgraaf or varient surname profiles, either by adding the category code above the Biography heading

[[Category:Dijkgraaf Name Study]]

or the sticker below below the Biography heading, which will add the category automatically.

{{One Name Study|name=Dijkgraaf}}

• If you come accross a Dijkgraaf or variant surname profile without a Profile Manager, please also add this.
• If you run across managed or privacy protected profiles, you could copy and paste this message in comments, just add your name at the end:

Hi,

WikiTree now has a Dijkgraaf Name Study as part of the [[Project:One_Name_Studies|One Name Studies]]. Would you take a look at the [[Space:Dijkgraaf_Name_Study|Dijkgraaf Name Study]] page and consider adding the category or template codes to the first line of this profile? You can find them in the first item of the task list.

There's no requirement but we'd love to have you join the project!

Your name ~ Dijkgraaf Descendent

or

WikiTree heeft nu een Dijkgraaf Naam Studie als onderdeel van het [[Project:One_Name_Studies|One Name Studies]] . Zou je de [[Space:Dijkgraaf_Name_Study|Dijkgraaf Naamstudie]] pagina willen bekijken en overwegen de categorie- of template toe te voegen aan de eerste regel van dit profiel? Je kunt ze vinden in het eerste item van de takenlijst.

Er is geen vereiste, maar we zouden het leuk vinden als je meedoet aan het project!

Uw naam ~ Dijkgraaf Afstammeling

• You can help with Dijkgraaf profiles that needs sources, see the Dijkgraaf needs sources page
• Check for unconnected Dijkgraaf's and see if you can find the missing link to connect them to the global tree.
• Also check the Dijkgraaf not linked to see if we can link them back to one of the Dijkgraaf trees.

Process

1. Take existing Dijkgraaf profiles on WikiTree, and use records found on FamilySearch.org, and Find A Grave, WieWasWie, Online Begraaf Plaatsen and Dutch Archives
2. To (rec)onstruct pedigree as much as possible. A lot of this work has already been done see The Dijkgraaf Surname Center, but quite a few profiles still need to be added to WikiTree and sourced.
3. Find other Dijkgraaf on the above sites, and add them to WikiTree, reconstruct pedigree or find where they fit in existing families
4. Find any historical newspaper references to any Dijkgraaf
5. Find any histories of the Dijkgraaf family, whether books, previous personal research, or other written materials. Use these to compare against primary records.

Dijkgraaf Genealogy

The origian and meaning of Dijkgraaf

The Dijkgraaf surname originates in the Netherlands, it is a name derived from an occupation

Translated it means Dike-reeve: The most commonly used title for the representative of the sovereign lord, e.g. a Baron, (under, what used to be, the Republic of Sovereign Provincial States of the United Netherlands, currently the Crown) governing the larger polders. The Dijkgraaf was often the chairperson of the district water control bodies in managing variously sized polders. The Dijkgraaf could tax the populace in the polder for the maintenance of dikes and other aspects of water control. They also had the power to evict people for noncompliance to the codes governing the control and maintenance of watershed areas within the polder. The occupation of dijkgraaf still exists today. These days the title is that of the chariman of the water control board.

Geographical Origins

As you would expect, the name Dijkgraaf occurs in the regions where there is a need for the occupation of dijkgraaf 2007 Dijkgraaf distribution map from Database of Surnames in The Netherlands (cbgfamilienamen.nl), except one which appears to have originated outside of the Netherlands, which originated in Barbedos and has been called the Suriname Dijkgraaf Genealogy as that's where most member of the family are.

For where the surname can be found now see, Dijkgraaf Worldwide.

Dijkgraaf family trees

So far we know off five different Dijkgraaf family trees. They are as follows;

1. South Holland Genealogy, this family has it origins around the Rotterdam region, including the districts of Voorne (Brielle), Putten (Spijkenisse) & Hoekse Waard in the province of South Holland. Currently the earliest ancestor from this tree that has been added to WikiTree is Arent Dijkgraaf (abt.1594-)
2. Delft Dijkgraaf Genealogy, also originating from South holland but a bit further north, is the Dijkgraaf family that comes from the area around Delft.
3. Gelderland Dijkgraaf Genealogie, this family tree originated around the district of De Veluwe in the Gelderland province.
4. Zeeland Dijkgraaf Genealogie, this Dijkgraaf family tree originates in and Zierikzee in the province of Zeeland.
5. Suriname Dijkgraaf Genealogie, this Dijkgraaf family tree comes originates in Barbedos and is mainly in Suriname now.

There are also people that have not been able to attach to one of the family trees above. In here there are two family trees of the families of "van den(r) Dijkgraaf(f)". See Origins of the Dijkgraaf Family trees (dijkgraaf.org).

Heraldic Arms Dijkgraaf

Below are the result of research carried out in 1948 by a bureau of heraldry

Note: Family Coat of Arms is rather an inacurate term as they always belong to only ONE person, not a family. Usually only the eldest son inherits the right to use the Heraldic Arm. So unless you can prove that you are the eldest descendant of the eldedst male line you do not have the rights to use these arms as if they were yours.

Gelderland

Dutch

"In de archieven van de "civiele processen" van het Hof van Gelderland, algemeen Rijksarchief voor de provincie Gelderland te Arnhem komt het volgende voor: Op papieren met ruiten bedekt komt een zegel voor van JOEST MATHEUSZOON DIJCKGRAEFF; in 1609 schepen van de heerlijkheid Ammerzoden. Hij zegelt op verschillende stukken, waarbij telkens hetzelfde wapen gebruikt wordt en wel:

- schild beladen met drie verhoogde pijlen met ronde koppen (zogenaamde quareelen of bouten) met daaronder dus in de voet van het schild een kleine dubbele adelaar."

De juiste vorm staat links. (See Heraldic Arms of Joest Matheuszoon Dijckgraeff)

De oorspronkelijke vorm waarbij alleen het schild in het lak is afgedrukt staat rechts

Kleuren onbekend, doch volgens heraldische regels: schild van goud (geel) beladen met drie pijlen en de adelaar van zwart of: schild van zilver (grijs), de adelaar zwart de pijlen blauw of rood

Ditzelfde wapen komt voor op de zegels van zijn zoon DIRCK JOOSTEN DIJCKGRAEFF, in 1656 schepen van de heerlijkheid Ammerzoden en wel op brieven van het Hof van Gelderland met het quartier Nijmegen.

De geslachtsnaam Dijkgraaf wordt hier dus op zijn oud Hollands gespeld, doch de naam is hetzelfde. Andere wapens van de naam Dijkgraaf en zijn spellingen bestaan niet.

English Translation

In the civil registration archives of the province of Gelderland, located in Arnhem, the following was found: On a chequered paper there occurs the seal of JOEST MATHEUSZOON DIJCKGRAEFF; in 1609 hailing from the princepality off Ammerzoden. He sealed various documents using the same seal

- a shield with three arrows with rounded head (quarels or bolts) at the top, and underneath, hence at the base of the shield, a small double (headed) eagle.

The correct impression on the left (see Heraldic Arms of Joest Matheuszoon Dijckgraeff)

The original impression on the right where by only the shield was pressed into the wax.

The colours are unknown, however according to heraldic rules: the shield is gold (yellow) with the three arrows and the eagle in black or: the shield is silver (grey), the eagle in black and the arrows blue or red

This same weapon also occurs in the seal of his son DIRCK JOOSTEN DIJCKGRAEFF, in 1656 hailing from the princepality off Ammerzoden.

The surname Dijkgraaf is being spelt here in old dutch, but it is however the same surname. Other weapons for the name Dijkgraaf and it variations don't exist (for the province of Gelderland).

Zuid-Holland

Dutch Ook wordt er in Zuid Holland een wapen gevoerd door een familie Dijkgraaf. Dit wapen is als volgt:

Schild van zwart, beladen met een schop met het blad naar beneden van goud, met als helmteken deze schop.

Dit wapen wordt gevoerd door een medicus te Den Haag die tevens oud officier van gezondheid was in 1888. Zijn voornaam is onbekend doch zijn familienaam was Dijkgraaf. Hij was gehuwd met een juffrouw Nuy.

(Dit blijkt Johannes Dijkgraaf van de delft stamboom te zijn, onze records ref# D433 )

Voorts voert ditzelfde wapen een P.Dijkgraaf (#D501), eveneens te Den Haag, chirurg aldaar en een zekere A.F.J. Dijkgraaf (#D500), in 1925 directeur Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij."

English translation Also in South Holland there is a family which has a hereldic arms. These arms are as follows

A black shield with a spade, blade downwards, coloured gold (yellow), with as caption "This spade"

These heraldic arms were carried by a docter in The Hague His firstname is unknown but his surname was Dijkgraaf. He was married with to a lady Nuy.

(This appears to be Johannes Dijkgraaf from Delft family tree, our records ref# D433)

Carying on whith this weapon is a P. Dijkgraaf (#D501) a surgeon in The Hague and a A.F.J. Dijkgraaf (#D500), a director of Rotterdams drydock Mij in 1925