The present situation

	in the Netherlands	in other countries	total
IJsselstein family, total       Gijsbert branch       Jan Thomas branch       Johan Franco branch	281       88 165 28	46       8 28 10	327       96 193 38
Nieuwkapelle family	15	7	22
Breyell family	38	9	47
Hengelo family	58	5	63
total	392	67	459

So nearly three-quarter of the Beijen's belong to the IJsselstein family, and more than 40% of all belong to the Jan Thomas branch.

The developments in the years 1800 - 2000

The graph illustrates that there were differences between the families and branches. In 1800 more than half of all belonged to the Gijsbert branch of the IJsselstein family. In later years the Jan Thomas branch became the largest one. Since 1900 the Hengelo and Breyell families had the largest relative growth.

The distribution over the Dutch provinces and the other countries

Groningen Friesland Drenthe Overijssel Flevoland Gelderland Utrecht North Holland South Holland Zeeland North Brabant Limburg total Netherlands

7 1 2 49 9 64 74 70 84 0 26 6 392

United States New Zealand Australia Spain Great Britain Indonesia Germany Canada Switzerland Italy Netherlands Antilles total other countries

26 10 9 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 67

The relative distribution over the Dutch provinces

Number of Beijen's and Beyen's     per 100,000 inhabitants    Groningen Friesland Drenthe Overijssel Flevoland Gelderland Utrecht North Holland South Holland Zeeland North Brabant Limburg total Netherlands 1.2 0.2 0.4 4.4 2.4 3.2 6.2 2.7 2.4 0.0 1.1 0.5 2.4

The map shows that most Beijen's and Beyen's live in the central part of the country.
Of course there are differences between the families and branches. Most members of the Gijsbert branch live in Utrecht and North Holland, the Jan Thomas branch is best represented in Utrecht and South Holland, the Johan Franco branch in North Brabant, the Nieuwkapelle family in North Holland, the Breyell family in Gelderland and the Hengelo family in Overijssel.

The 1947 census: Beijen and other names

Groningen Friesland Drenthe Overijssel Gelderland Utrecht North Holland South Holland Zeeland North Brabant Limburg total Netherlands

Beijen/ Beyen 0 0 0 38 28 74 55 99 1 3 1 299

Beije/ Beye 1 1 0 0 5 6 17 158 139 7 2 336

Bijen/ Byen 0 0 0 165 24 15 5 2 0 5 8 224

Beijens/ Beyens 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 15 4 33 0 76

Beijer/ Beyer 18 10 26 153 368 167 419 613 3 56 129 1962

The table shows that in 1947 there were hardly any Beijen's and Beyen's outside the provinces Overijssel to South Holland.
The surname Beije is a typical Zeeland name. This name appears to come from the island of Schouwen-Duiveland in Zeeland. Most Beije's in South Holland probably have their roots in Zeeland as well.
The surname Bijen is typical for the province of Overijssel. In 1947 as many as 80 Bijen's lived in the municipality of Weerselo and 57 in Hengelo. The page about the Hengelo family gives more information about the relationship between the Overijssel families Bijen and Beijen.
The surname Beijens/Beyens is most common in North Brabant. This name probably comes from the neighbouring Belgian province of Antwerp.
Of all listed surnames Beijer and Beyer are the cost common.