Koopman Explained

Koopman is a Dutch occupational surname that means "merchant".^[1] The spelling Coopman is more common in West Flanders.^[2] 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

See also

• Kaufmann, German equivalent
• Koopmans, Dutch surname

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=koopman&gba_naam=Koopman&nfd_naam=Koopman&operator=eq&taal= Koopman
2. https://familienaam.be/Coopman Coopman