Many spelling variations i.e. Ryke, Ykens, Eycken, Rike, Rieke og Reiche.
Other variations:
Van der Eyken, Van der Eijk, Van (der) Ey(c)ke(n), Van (der) Eij(c)ke(n), Van der Reycken, Van den Reijcken, -Reyken, Van der Ick(en), Van der Ickx, Van der Ieck, Vandéric, Van (der) Ee(c)ken, Vonderhecken, Van der Reken, Van (der) Ecken, (van) Heecke, Van Heek(e), Verheijke, Vereycke(em), Vereij(c)ken, Verreijke(n), Verreijcken, Ver(r)ey(c)ken, Van der Yken, -Ycke(n), Van der Ryken, Van de(r) Rijck(e), Van de Rijke(n), Van de Ryck(e), Van de Ry(c)ken, Van Drick, Van Driken, Veryke, Verijke(n), Verrijck, Verryck, Verryke(n), Vereeke(n), Vereeck, Vere(e)cke(n), Verre(c)k, Verrecken, Vereckens, Vereecque, Vereque, Vreeke(n), Vrey(c)ken, Vreijken, Verhee(c)ke(n), Verheck(en), (van der) Eycken, (van) Eycken, (van) Eyck, Van Eecke, ........
Origin of the name possibly from the Dutch: Ryk/German: Reich (rich/powerful/great).
Zedlers Universal-Lexicon, band 08, s. 0251:
Eicke, a very old nobel Familie from Schlesien according to Buchelino, Spenero and others. Sinapinus Curios. Th. I. p. 349.
But according to Gauhens Adels-Lexicon they descended from Italy, and from there they came to the Netherlands, descendants see Bucelinus Stemmat. P. IV. p. 27.
Hans von Rycken a valiant knight, with his cousin, Melchior von Rycken, who lived in Holland, took part in the first crusade to the Holy Land in 1096, heading 800 crusaders in the army of Walter the Penniless. Melchior lived to return, but Hans perished in that illfated expedition. . .
Jutteke/Jutta von (Rike) Ryke (1370-1437) married Hans (der Ältere) Schlieffen city manager in Kolberg. His father was Henning Schlieff (ca 1300-1378 i Kolberg) and his mother was Alheydis (Alheides Ryke) Yke (ca 1310- 1385 in Kolberg).
