Koot (Dutch pronunciation: [koːt]) is a Dutch surname. It originally may have been patronymic or toponymic or have referred the bird (coot, koet in modern Dutch).[1] People with the name include:

  • Adick Koot (born 1963), Dutch football defender
  • Elly Koot (born 1943), Dutch model, Miss Europe 1964
  • Hendrik Koot (1898–1941), Dutch collaborator in World War II
  • Heer Koot, character name of Kees van Kooten (born 1941), Dutch comedian and writer
  • Marc Koot (born 1990), Dutch football striker
  • Simone Koot (born 1980), Dutch water polo player
  • Ton Koot (1907–1986), Dutch museum curator and non-fiction writer

See also

References

  1. ↑ Koot at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands
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