Koot (surname)

Koot is a Dutch surname. It originally may have been patronymic or toponymic or have referred the bird (coot, koet in modern Dutch). People with the name include:


 * Adick Koot (born 1963), Dutch football defender
 * Elly Koot (born 1943), Dutch model, Miss Europe 1964
 * Hendrik Koot (1898–1941), Dutch collaborator in World War II
 * Heer Koot, character name of Kees van Kooten (born 1941), Dutch comedian and writer
 * Marc Koot (born 1990), Dutch football striker
 * Simone Koot (born 1980), Dutch water polo player
 * Ton Koot (1907–1986), Dutch museum curator and non-fiction writer