Eyck

Eyck is a surname of Dutch and Flemish origin. It is commonly treated as a shortened form or variant of van Eyck, a toponymic surname. In historical records the form Eyck appears alongside spellings such as Eycken and Eijck, reflecting variations in Dutch spelling over time and region.

The best-known bearers are the painters associated with the Northern Renaissance: Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441) and his brother Hubert van Eyck (c. 1385–c. 1426). The van Eyck name is widely used in art history to designate their joint contributions to Early Netherlandish painting, including the development of oil painting techniques and meticulous detail. In many scholarly works the standard form remains van Eyck rather than Eyck, but Eyck appears in some modern references as a shortened form.

In contemporary usage, Eyck appears as a standalone surname in parts of the Dutch-speaking world, and researchers or genealogists sometimes list Eyck as the simplified form of van Eyck in modern records.

See also van Eyck; Eycken; Eijck.