Koopman is a Dutch

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

that means "

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in goods produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Merchants have been known for as long as humans have engaged in trade and commerce. Merchants and merchant networks operated i ...

". The spelling Coopman is more common in

West Flanders West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemis ...

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at familienaam.be Notable people with the surname include:

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Bernard Koopman Bernard Osgood Koopman (January 19, 1900 – August 18, 1981) was a French-born American mathematician, known for his work in ergodic theory, the foundations of probability, statistical theory and operations research. Education and work ...

(1900–1981), French-born American mathematician ** known for a.o.:

Koopman operator In mathematics, the composition operator C_\phi with symbol \phi is a linear operator defined by the rule C_\phi (f) = f \circ \phi where f \circ \phi denotes function composition. It is also encountered in composition of permutations in permutati ...

Koopman–von Neumann classical mechanics The Koopman–von Neumann (KvN) theory is a description of classical mechanics as an operatorial theory similar to quantum mechanics, based on a Hilbert space of complex, square-integrable wavefunctions. As its name suggests, the KvN theory is r ...

, Pitman-Koopman theorem * 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 * (1790–1855), Dutch vice-admiral * Karl Koopman (1920–1997), American zoologist ** Koopman's anole, Koopman's mountain mouse, Koopman's Pipistrelle and Koopman's rat are named for him *

Martin Koopman Martin Koopman (born 5 June 1956 in Wezep) is a Dutch former Association football, football Defender (association football), defender, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He could also play as a midfielder. After 2 ...

(born 1956), Dutch football defender and manager * Ody Koopman (1902–1949), Dutch tennis player, brother of Toto *

Pim Koopman Wilhelmus Frederikus "Pim" Koopman (11 March 1953 – 23 November 2009) was a Dutch musician best known as the drummer, percussionist and occasional lead singer of rock band Kayak. Biography Born in Hilversum, Koopman co-founded Kayak in 197 ...

(1953–2009), Dutch musician and member of Kayak * Rinse Koopman (1770–1826), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister *

Ton Koopman Antonius Gerhardus Michael "Ton" Koopman (; born 2 October 1944) is a Dutch conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and musicologist, primarily known for being the founder and director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir. He is a professor ...

(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 * Gerrit Koopman (1905–1969), American Businessman and Farmer

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* Jean-Pierre Coopman (born 1946), Flemish boxer * Sander Coopman (born 1995), Flemish footballer * (1852–1915), Flemish poet

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