Heylen is a Dutch patronymic or matronymic surname most common in the province of Antwerp.Heylen at familienaam.be Heile is an archaic Germanic given name, sometimes a short form of the name Heilwig.Heile at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
(born 1972), Belgian mountain biker Dirk Heylen (born 1967), Belgian curler and coach Ilse Heylen (born 1977), Belgian judoka Jan Heylen (born 1980), Belgian racing driver Michaël Heylen (born 1994), Belgian footballer Syd Heylen (1922–1996), Australian actor and comedian Thomas Louis Heylen (1856–1941), Belgian Roman Catholic bishop of Namur 1899–1941
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