title: Walen (surname)
text: # Walen (surname)
  
  Walen is a Dutch surname usually found in Belgium, and means 'Walloon' indicating someone who came from Wallonia or someone of Wallonian descent. In Netherlands; the name may have derived from the Scandinavian name Valen. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Amy Walen (born 1967), American politician
  * Alec Walen (born 1965), American academic (philosophy and law)
  * Mark Walen (born 1963), American football player
  