Kuijken (meaning "the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl"; modern Dutch spelling kuiken) is a Dutch surname. The name comes from the city of Cuijk, it is a derivative of the Celtic word with the meaning of a river meander. It may refer to:
A Belgian family of musicians Barthold Kuijken – baroque flute player Sigiswald Kuijken – conductor and baroque violin player Wieland Kuijken – viol and cello player Marleen Kuijken-Thiers – viola player; wife of Sigiswald Kuijken Marie Kuijken – soprano and fortepianist; stage director. Daughter of Sigiswald Sara Kuijken – baroque violinist. Daughter of Sigiswald Veronica Kuijken – violinist and pianist. Daughter of Sigiswald Filip Kuijken – luthier in Japan Ivar Kuijken (b. 1987) – woodwind player. Son of Barthold Piet Kuijken (b. 1972) – fortepiano player. Son of Wieland
See also Susan Kuijken (born 1986), Dutch distance runner Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (Low German form) Andreas Kück, German keyboardist