Koopman

Koopman is a Dutch occupational surname that means "merchant". The spelling Coopman is more common in West Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:

Koopman

 * Bernard Koopman (1900–1981), French-born American mathematician
 * known for a.o.: Koopman operator, Koopman–von Neumann classical mechanics, 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 (born 1956), Dutch football defender and manager
 * Ody Koopman (1902–1949), Dutch tennis player, brother of Toto
 * Pim Koopman (1953–2009), Dutch musician and member of Kayak
 * Rinse Koopman (1770–1826), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister
 * Ton Koopman (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

Coopman

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