Van Royen

Van Royen or Van Roijen is a Dutch toponymic surname. "Rooij" or "Roij" was a local term for many towns ending with "rode" or "roij", like Nistelrode, Sint-Oedenrode, Stramproy and Wanroij. This suffix itself means "a clearing made by men". Notable people with the surname include:

* Adriaan van Royen (1704–1779), Dutch physician and botanist * Heleen van Royen (born 1965), Dutch novelist and columnist * Herman van Roijen (1905–1991), Dutch diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1946 * Marjon van Royen (born 1957), Dutch journalist and foreign news correspondent * Willem Hendrik Wilhelmus van Royen (1672–1742), Dutch game still life and animal genre painter * Willem Frederiksz van Royen (c.1645–1723), Dutch still life and flower painter

Snel van Royen * Rudolph Snel van Royen (1546–1613), Dutch linguist and mathematician * Willebrord Snel van Royen (1580–1626), Dutch astronomer and mathematician, son of Rudolph Provided by Wikipedia