Van Ooijen

Van Ooijen or Van Ooyen is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from/of Ooijen". 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