toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.
. ''Roest'' is an archaic term for a
reed bed
A reedbed or reed bed is a natural habitat found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions and
estuaries. Reedbeds are part of a succession from young reeds colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground. As ...
, indicating an ancestor living in or nearby one.Ruest in the Early Middle Dutch Dictionary. People with this surname include:
* Elbert Roest (born 1954), Dutch politician and historian
* Meyer Roest (1821–1889), Dutch bibliographer
* Nikki de Roest born 1993), Dutch football midfielder
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Niklas Roest
Niklas Roest (born August 3, 1986) is a Norwegian ice hockey player who is currently playing for Sparta Sarpsborg of the GET-ligaen.Patrick Roest (born 1995), Dutch speed skater
* Robert Roest (born 1969), Dutch football defender
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Stacy Roest
Stacy Roest (born March 15, 1974) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild.
Playing career
He played the final nine seasons of his pl ...
(born 1974), Canadian hockey player
* Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898), Dutch naturalist
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Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg
Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (8 July 1806, Rotterdam – 3 March 1887, Florence) was a Dutch journalist, diplomat, and politician.
Early life
Theodorus Marinus was the son of Jacob Adriaan Roest van Limburg, merchant in wine at Rotte ...