Roest is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

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 Elbert Jan Roest (born 13 October 1954 in Hoogezand) is a Dutch historian, politician and former teacher. He is a member of Democrats 66 (D66). From 1992 to 2002, Roest was a member of the municipal council of Doesburg and also an alderman. Roes ...

(born 1954), Dutch politician and historian *

Meyer Roest Meijer Marcusz Roest (19 December 1821, in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June ...

(1821–1889), Dutch bibliographer * Nikki de Roest born 1993), Dutch football midfielder * Niklas Roest (born 1986), Norwegian hockey player *

Patrick Roest Patrick Roest (; born 7 December 1995) is a Dutch professional long track speed skater who has won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships three times. He leads the adelskalender, an all-time ranking of skaters' personal bests. He is a m ...

(born 1995), Dutch speed skater * Robert Roest (born 1969), Dutch football defender * Stacy Roest (born 1974), Canadian hockey player * Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898), Dutch naturalist * Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (1806–1887), Dutch journalist

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