▁ ▁Dutch ▁to pon ym ic ▁surname . ▁" R oo ij " ▁or ▁" Ro ij " ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁term ▁for ▁many ▁towns ▁ending ▁with ▁" ro de " ▁or ▁" ro ij ", ▁like ▁N ist el ro de , ▁Sint - O eden ro de , ▁Str am pro y ▁and ▁W an ro ij . ▁This ▁suffix ▁itself ▁means ▁" a ▁clear ing ▁made ▁by ▁men ". ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁include : ▁ ▁A ck ▁van ▁Ro o yen ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 0 ), ▁Dutch ▁jazz ▁tr ump eter , ▁brother ▁of ▁Jerry ▁A ime e ▁van ▁Ro o yen ▁( born ▁ 1 9 9 5 ), ▁South ▁African ▁rh yth mic ▁g ymn ast ▁Bas il ▁van ▁Ro o yen ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 9 ), ▁South ▁African ▁racing ▁driver ▁ ▁Corn el is ▁van ▁Ro o yen ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 9 1 5 ), ▁South ▁African - born ▁Rh odes ian ▁big ▁game ▁h unter ▁and ▁dog ▁bre eder ▁Van ▁Ro o yen ' s ▁Lion ▁Dog ▁( a . k . a . ▁Rh odes ian ▁R idge back ), ▁b red ▁by ▁him ▁David ▁van ▁Ro o yen ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁South ▁African ▁politician , ▁Government ▁Minister ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 8 ▁D ieder ik ▁van ▁Ro o ij en ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Dutch ▁television ▁and ▁movie ▁director