Surname meaning - BAEYENS?

Question

The surname is used in Belgium, but it may originally have been Dutch. I've tried looking online and I can't find much, because the name seems to be quite rare.

Do you know what it means? Or perhaps where there's a definitive listing of Belgian/Dutch surnames? The lists I've found so far are incomplete.

Thank you

Answer 1

My grandmother's maiden name was Irena Baeyens and she lived in Belgium but her father was an immigrate and came originally from Russia. I don't know which part he came from, this is just the information I got from my father...