Type Surname (from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsAvila van der Heijden, Van den Eden, Van den Eeden, Van der Eide, Eidmann, Van Eijden?, Van der Eijden, Eijdman, Hedeman, Hedemann, Vd Heden, Van Hee, Vd Hee, Heede, Vd Heeden, (Hei) , De Hei, Op Hei, Vd Hei, Heida, Heidanus, Heide, De Heide, Ter Heide, Vd Heide, Heidema, Heideman, Heidemann, Heidemans, Heiden, De Heiden?, Vd Heiden, Heidenis, Heideveld, Heidinga, Heidingsfeld, Heidman, Heidmann,
Meaning & History
The family name Van der Heijden indicates that the original name bearers inhabited a settlement or a farm located near an area or a heathland that was known as 'de Heide'.