Van Ooijen or Van Ooyen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Ooijen".Ooijen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. The Middle Dutch word Ooije or Oije signified a (waterlogged) meadow in a river bend. Several specific settlements are named Ooij, or . Variants are Van Oijen, Van Ooyen, and . People with the surname include:
Van Ooijen / Van Ooyen David van Ooijen (1939–2006), Dutch Roman Catholic priest and politician Maarten van Ooijen (born 1990), Dutch politician Peter van Ooijen (born 1992), Dutch football midfielder Romy van Ooijen (born 1971), Dutch pop singer Willi van Ooyen (born 1947), German Linke Party politician Van Oijen / Van Oyen Alisa Van Oijen (born 1992), Australian racing cyclist Cornelius van Oyen (1886–1954), German sports shooter Ludolph Hendrik van Oyen (1889–1953), Dutch Chief of Staff of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
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