De Rooij

De Rooij or de Rooy is a Dutch surname meaning "the red one".[1] People with this surname include:

  • Gerard de Rooy (born 1980), Dutch truck racer, son of Jan
  • Jan de Rooy (1943–2024), Dutch truck racer, father of Gerard
  • Jan de Rooij (1932–2008), Dutch Olympic boxer
  • Jessica de Rooij (born 1981), German film score composer
  • Karel de Rooij (born 1946), Dutch cabaretier
  • Nelly de Rooij (1883–1964), Dutch zoologist and herpetologist
  • Theo de Rooij (born 1957), Dutch bicycle racer and directeur sportif
  • Willem de Rooij (born 1969), Dutch film and installation artist

See also

  • De Roy, a Flemish variant of the surname

References

  1. ^ Rooij, de /Rooy, de at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
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