Van der Heijden is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the heath" (modern Dutch heide). Variant spellings are Van der Heijde, Van der Heyden and concatenated forms. The surnames Van der Heide and Verheijen have the same origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Van der HeijdenA. F. Th. van der Heijden (born 1951), Dutch writerAndrew van der Heijden (born 1984), New Zealand rugby playerDennis van der Heijden (born 1997), Dutch footballerFrans Jozef van der Heijden (1938–2016), Dutch politicianHarold van der Heijden (born 1960), Dutch chess composerHein van der Heijden (born 1958), Dutch actorJan-Arie van der Heijden (born 1988), Dutch footballerKarel van der Heijden (1826–1900), Dutch generalLaura van der Heijden (born 1990), Dutch handball playerLaura van der Heijden (born 1997), British musicianMichael van der Heijden (born 1982), Dutch footballerMichiel van der Heijden (born 1992), Dutch cyclistMilou van der Heijden (born 1990), Dutch squash playerPatrick van der Heijden (born 1992), Brazilian field hockey playerPaul F. van der Heijden (born 1949), Dutch legal scholarYuri van der Heijden (born 1990), Brazilian field hockey playerVanderheijdenGrietje Vanderheijden (born 1978), Belgian actressVan der HeijdeAmber van der Heijde (born 1988), Dutch footballerVan der HeydeNikolai van der Heyde (born 1936), Dutch film director and screenwriterVan der HeydenAbraham van der Heyden (1597-1678), Dutch Calvinist minister and controversialistJacob van der Heyden (1573–1645), Flemish Baroque painter, sculptor and engraverJan van der Heyden (1637-1712), Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and inventorJasper Van Der Heyden (born 1995), Belgian footballerJef van der Heyden (1926–2011), Dutch film director and screenwriterJelle van der Heyden (born 1995), Dutch footballerLudo Van der Heyden, Belgian-American management scholarPeter Van Der Heyden (born 1976), Belgian professional football playerPieter van der Heyden (c.1530–1572), Flemish printmakerStéphane Van Der Heyden (born 1969), Belgian professional football playerTodd van der Heyden (born 1973), Canadian television reporter and news anchorVanderheydenJan Vanderheyden (1890–1961), Belgian comedy film producer and directorJCJ Vanderheyden (1928-2012), Dutch painter and photographerSandra Vander-Heyden (born 1964), American field hockey player