Kooijman is a Dutch language occupational surname. Kooij is an archaic spelling of kooi ("cage"), generally referring to a pen or a duck decoy, and the name often originated with a herder, duck breeder, or cage maker. The ij digraph is often replaced with a "y". Among other variant spellings are Cooijman, Kooijmans, and Kooiman. People with the surname include:
Kooijman(s)
- Dick Kooijman (born 1972), Dutch football player
- Femke Kooijman (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player
- Hendrik Jan Kooijman (born 1960), Dutch field hockey player
- Jaap Kooijman [ca; es; nl] (born 1994), Dutch racing cyclist
- Marjolein Kooijman (born 1980), Dutch bass player
- Pieter Adrianus Kooijman [de] (1891–1975), Dutch anarchist
- Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013), Dutch jurist, politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-94
Kooyman(s)
- Barbara Kooyman (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
- Frank I. Kooyman (1880–1963), Dutch-born Mormon hymnwriter
- Piet Kooyman (1929–1988), Dutch racing cyclist
- George Kooymans (born 1948), Dutch guitarist and vocalist of Golden Earring
References
- Kooijman (y) at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
See also
- Kooyman Peak, Antarctic mountain named for the American antarctic biologist Gerald L. Kooyman
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