The present situation
The next table shows the number of Beijen's and Beyen's from the different families and branches in the Netherlands and in other countries. With regard to other countries only people with Dutch ancestors are considered.
| | in the Netherlands | in other countries | total |
IJsselstein family, total
Gijsbert branch
Jan Thomas branch
Johan Franco branch |
271
80
159
32 |
44
8
27
9 |
315
88
186
41 |
| Nieuwkapelle family | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Breyell family | 33 | 8 | 41 |
| Hengelo family | 60 | 4 | 64 |
| total | 378 | 63 | 441 |
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 distribution over the Dutch provinces and the other countries
According to the latest information the Beijen's are spread over the Dutch provinces and the other countries as follows:
| |
Groningen
Friesland
Drenthe
Overijssel
Flevoland
Gelderland
Utrecht
North Holland
South Holland
Zeeland
North Brabant
Limburg
total Netherlands |
6
2
6
51
13
59
73
68
72
2
25
1
378 |
|
United States
New Zealand
Australia
Spain
Indonesia
Great Britain
Germany
Switzerland
France
Italy
Thailand
total other countries |
28
10
9
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
63 |
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The relative distribution over the Dutch provinces
There a major differences between the number of inhabitants of the Dutch provinces. The best view of the "Beijen/Beyen density" can be found by dividing the number of people who have this name by the total number inhabitants of the province.
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 |
1.0
0.3
1.2
4.3
2.9
2.8
5.3
2.3
1.9
0.5
1.0
0.1
2.1 |
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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
The 1947 census in the Netherlands has yielded information about the different family names. The results for the surnames Beijen and Beyen and some resembling names were as follows:
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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 |
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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.
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