Verheijen is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a contraction of the surname Van der Heijden, meaning "from the heath". People with this surname include:
Carl Verheijen (born 1975), Dutch speed skater, son of Eddy Eddy Verheijen (born 1946), Dutch speed skater, father of Carl (1778–1846), Dutch painter Jan Verheijen (1896–1973), Dutch weightlifter Mark Verheijen (born 1976), Dutch politician Raymond Verheijen (born 1971), Dutch football coach Yasmin Verheijen (born 1994), Dutch designer, model and beauty pageant
See also Verheyen, a common spelling variant