Koster (surname)
Koster is the Dutch word for sexton or verger, derived from the Latin custos.
Koster is a common surname in the Netherlands, ranking 45th in 2007 (15,898 people).[1] People with the surname "Koster" or "De Koster" include:
- Adam de Koster (also spelled de Coster) (1586–1643), Flemish painter
- Adrie Koster (b. 1954), Dutch footballer
- Bo Koster, US rock musician
- Chava Koster, Dutch female rabbi
- Chris Koster (b. 1964), American politician from the state of Missouri
- Chris Koster, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Cornelis H. A. Koster (1943–2013), Dutch computer scientist
- Daphne Koster (b. 1981), Dutch footballer
- Emma Koster (b. 1984), Australian female athlete
- Fred Koster (1905–1979), American baseball player
- George F. Koster (1927–2012), American physicist known a.o. for the Slater Koster Tight-Binding method
- Hans de Koster (1904–1992), Dutch politician
- Henry Koster (1905–1988), German-born US film director
- Henry Koster (1793–1820), botanist and author of Travels in Brazil 1816
- Irene Koster (1921–2012), Dutch swimmer
- Jan Koster (b. 1945), Dutch linguist
- Jans Koster (b. 1938), Dutch swimmer
- nl:Johannes Cornelis Koster (1882-1963), commander of the Dutch East Indies Army
- John Jorah Koster (fl. 1990–2000s), US filmmaker
- Julian Koster (fl. 1980–2000s), US musician
- Karen Koster (b. 1980), Irish-Dutch television presenter
- Kym Koster (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
- Laurens Jansz Koster (c. 1370–1440), Dutch printer
- Lou Koster (1889–1973), Luxembourg musician
- Martijn Koster, Dutch software engineer
- Martin Koster (b. 1950), Dutch writer
- Nick Köster (b. 1989), South African rugby union player
- R. M. Koster (b. 1934), US author
- Raph Koster (b. 1971), US computer entrepreneur
- Rolf Koster (b. 1968), Dutch actor and singer
- Samuel W. Koster (1919–2006), US Army officer
See also
- Coster
- Köster
- Koester
- Koster, North West, town in South Africa
- Koster Islands, Swedish archipelago, after which Koster beer is named.
References
- ↑ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands
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