Coetzee

Coetzee is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the Hungarian Kocsi, meaning "from Kocs", which gave its name to the coach in numerous European languages. The surname also originates from French : "Couche", but the true origin of the surname is from Breton [Old French]  : "Coet". Notable people with the surname include:

• Basil Coetzee (1944–1998), South African musician
• Clem Coetzee (c. 1939 – 2006), Zimbabwean conservationist
• Danie Coetzee (born 1977), South African rugby union footballer
• Dirk Coetzee (1945–2013), co-founder and commander of the covert South African Police unit in the 1990s
• Felix Coetzee (born 1959), South African jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing
• George Coetzee (born 1986), South African golfer
• Gerrie Coetzee (born 1955), South African boxer
• Hannes Coetzee (born 1944), South African guitarist
• Hendrik Coetzee (c. 1975 – 2010), South African adventurer
• Jandre Coetzee (born 1984), South African first class cricketer
• Jeff Coetzee, South African tennis player
• J. M. Coetzee (born 1940), South African-Australian author. Nobel Prize in Literature 2003
• Justin Coetzee (born 1984), South African-Australian cricketer
• Lee Coetzee (born 1984), South African cricketer
• Pietie Coetzee (born 1978), South African field hockey player
• Price Coetzee (born 1946), South African actor
• Rivaldo Coetzee (born 1996), South African footballer
• Ryan Coetzee (born 1973), South African politician and political strategist, businessman
• Tansey Coetzee, Miss South Africa 2008
• Willie Coetzee (born 1990), South African born ice hockey player