Coetzee () is an

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surname. It is the tenth most common family name in the

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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 Allister Coetzee (born in Makhanda) is a South African rugby union coach and former player, currently in charge of the Namibian national team on a part time basis, whilst also head coach of Rugby Rovigo in Italy. He served as the head coach o ...

(born 1963), South African rugby coach * Angeline Coetzee, doctor who individuated Covid-19 Omicron variant *

Basil Coetzee Basil "Manenberg" Coetzee (2 February 1944 – 11 March 1998) was a South African musician, perhaps best known as a saxophone, saxophonist. Biography Coetzee was born in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa. Mountain Records describes Coetzee t ...

(1944–1998), South African musician *

Clem Coetzee Clem Coetsee (c. 1939 – 7 September 2006) was a Rhodesian conservationist. He developed new methods of big game conservation. History Coetsee was at the forefront of the campaign to de-horn rhinos under sedation, to make them safe from po ...

( – 2006), Zimbabwean conservationist *

Danie Coetzee Danie Coetzee (born 2 September 1977 in Harrismith, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at hooker, and he has played for the Springboks. He played for the Bulls in the international Super 12 competi ...

(born 1977), South African rugby union footballer *

Dirk Coetzee Dirk Coetzee (15 April 1945 – 7 March 2013) was co-founder and commander of the covert South African Security Police unit based at Vlakplaas. He and his colleagues were involved in a number of extra judicial killings including that of Griffith ...

(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 George William Coetzee (born 18 July 1986) is a South African professional golfer. He has won five tournaments on the European Tour and 13 on the Sunshine Tour, where he has also topped the Order of Merit on two occasions. Early life Coetzee wa ...

(born 1986), South African golfer *

Gerrie Coetzee Gerhardus Christian Coetzee (born 8 April 1955) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first African ever to fight for, and win, a world heavyweight championship, having hel ...

(born 1955), South African boxer *

Hannes Coetzee Hannes Coetzee (born 1944) is a guitarist from the Karoo The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact defin ...

(born 1944), South African guitarist *

Hendrik Coetzee Hendrik "Hendri" Coetzee (c. 1975 – 7 December 2010) was a South African outdoorsman and author. He was killed after being taken by a crocodile in December 2010. Coetzee gained prominence in 2004 leading a Nile River source-to-sea expedition ...

( – 2010), South African adventurer * Jandre Coetzee (born 1984), South African first class cricketer *

Jeff Coetzee Jeff Coetzee (born 25 April 1977) is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist. The 5'8" player plays right-handed, double-handed on both sides and has won six ATP Tour doubles ...

(born 1977), South African tennis player *

J. M. Coetzee John Maxwell Coetzee OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African–Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in ...

(born 1940), South African-Australian author awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature *

Justin Coetzee Justin Petrus Coetzee (born 12 June 1984) is a South-Africa-born Australian cricketer who previously played for Western Australia. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and is a left-arm medium bowler. Career Coetzee first came to notice pl ...

(born 1984), South African-Australian cricketer * Lee Coetzee (born 1984), South African cricketer * Maureen Coetzee (born 1951), South African entomologist * Pietie Coetzee (born 1978), South African field hockey player * Price Coetzee (born 1946), South African actor * Rivaldo Coetzee (born 1996), South African footballer * Roean Coetzee (born 1974), rugby union footballer * Ryan Coetzee (born 1973), South African politician and political strategist, businessman * Ryan Coetzee (swimmer) (born 1995), South African swimmer *

Tansey Coetzee Tansey Coetzee (born 8 October 1984) is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss South Africa 2007, and later represented South Africa in Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where she placed among the top 15 semifinalists. ...

(born 1984), Miss South Africa 2008

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Notable people with the surname "Coetzee"

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