Coetzee () is an

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surname. It is the tenth most common family name in the Republic of South Africa.

Origin

Unlike many other popular South-African family names, which can often be unambiguously traced back to English, Dutch, or

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French, the origin of the name Coetzee is unclear. It is known that it dates back to the person Dirk Coetzee who came to

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from Kampen in

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in the 17th century. Dutch linguist Jan-Wouter Zwart states the guess, in an informal essay, that it derived from the common Dutch name Koetsier, guided by the pronunciation.

Notable people with the surname "Coetzee"

* Allister Coetzee (born 1963), South African rugby coach * Angeline Coetzee, doctor who individuated Covid-19 Omicron variant * Basil Coetzee (1944–1998), South African musician * Clem Coetzee ( – 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 Felix Coetzee (born 7 March 1959 in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa) is a South African three-time champion jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Felix Coetzee is the son of a KwaZulu-Natal trainer and his grandfather was an ow ...

(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 Hannes Coetzee (born 1944) is a guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass ...

(born 1944), South African guitarist * Hendrik Coetzee ( – 2010), South African adventurer *

Jandre Coetzee Jandre Coetzee (born 15 January 1984 in Springbok, South Africa) is a South African first class cricketer for Griqualand West. A left-arm medium bowler, he made his first class debut in 2004–05 and in his 3 seasons has taken 92 wickets at 24. ...

(born 1984), South African first class cricketer * Jeff Coetzee (born 1977), South African tennis player * J. M. Coetzee (born 1940), South African-Australian author awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature * Justin Coetzee (born 1984), South African-Australian cricketer *

Lee Coetzee Lee Coetzee (born 28 February 1984) is a South African cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails ...

(born 1984), South African cricketer *

Maureen Coetzee Maureen Coetzee is a medical entomologist, specialising in African malaria vector mosquitoes for over 40 years. She is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, School of Pathology at the University of the W ...

(born 1951), South African entomologist *

Pietie Coetzee Pietie Coetzee (born 2 September 1978) is a field hockey player from South Africa who was born in Bloemfontein. she studied at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, Gauteng, and represented her country at the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Summe ...

(born 1978), South African field hockey player * Price Coetzee (born 1946), South African actor *

Rivaldo Coetzee Rivaldo Roberto Genino Coetzee (born 16 October 1996) is a South African professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national football team ...

(born 1996), South African footballer * Roean Coetzee (born 1974), rugby union footballer *

Ryan Coetzee Ryan Nicolas Coetzee (born 8 January 1973) is a South African politician and political strategist, who served as special adviser to Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg and was the 2015 General Election Director of Strategy at ...

(born 1973), South African politician and political strategist, businessman *

Ryan Coetzee (swimmer) Ryan Coetzee (born 12 August 1995) is a South African swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held ...

(born 1995), South African swimmer * Tansey Coetzee (born 1984), Miss South Africa 2008

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Notable people with the surname "Coetzee"

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