Koopman

Koopman is a Dutch occupational surname that means "merchant".[1] The spelling Coopman is more common in West Flanders.[2] Notable people with the surname include:

Koopman
  • Bernard Koopman (1900–1981), French-born American mathematician
  • Bertha Koopman (married name Bertha Frensel Wegener; 1874–1953), Dutch composer and music educator
  • Bram Koopman (1917–2008), Dutch Labour Party politician
  • Elias Bernard Koopman (1860–1929), founder of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
  • Elisabeth Koopman (1647–1693), German astronomer with Dutch parents, wife of Johannes Hevelius
    • 12625 Koopman, a Main Belt asteroid named after her
  • Gionne Koopman (born 1991), South African cricketer
  • Hilda Koopman (born 1947), Dutch-American linguist
  • Jan Coenraad Koopman (1790–1855), Dutch vice-admiral
  • Karl Koopman (1920–1997), American zoologist
  • Martin Koopman (born 1956), Dutch football defender and manager
  • Ody Koopman (1902–1949), Dutch tennis player, brother of Toto
  • Pim Koopman (1953–2009), Dutch musician and member of Kayak
  • Rinse Koopman (1770–1826), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister
  • Ton Koopman (born 1944), Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist
  • Toto Koopman (1908–1991), Dutch model and anti-fascist spy during World War II, sister of Ody
  • Willi Koopman (born 1944), Dutch actress

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See also

References
  1. Koopman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
  2. Coopman at familienaam.be
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