Spoelstra

Spoelstra is a surname, probably a topographic name meaning ‘from the pool’ (Frisian), from an agent noun based on Middle Low German pōl ‘(muddy) pool’, with excrescent initial -s. The suffix "-stra" is derived from old Germanic -sater, meaning sitter or dweller. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Art Spoelstra (1932–2008), American basketball player
 * Erik Spoelstra (born 1970), American basketball coach and former player
 * Jon Spoelstra (born 1946), American basketball executive
 * Mark Spoelstra (1940–2007), American singer-songwriter and folk and blues guitarist
 * Watson Spoelstra (1910–1999), American sportswriter