Kleijn

Kleijn is a Dutch surname meaning "small". The ij digraph is often replaced with a "y" (Kleyn). Among variant forms are De Kleijn, Kleijne, Klein, Kleine, and Klijn. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Antoinette Kleyn-Ockerse (1762–1828), Dutch poet, mother of Pieter Rudolph Kleijn
 * Arvid de Kleijn (born 1994), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Eelke Kleijn (born 1983), Dutch producer and DJ
 * Jan Kleyn (1925–2009), Dutch sprinter
 * Jean Kleyn (born 1993), South African rugby player
 * Matthijs Kleyn (born 1979), Dutch television presenter, novelist, and tabloid journalist
 * Pieter Rudolph Kleijn (1785–1816), Dutch landscape painter, son of Antoinette Kleijn-Ockerse


 * Kleyn