What is "coetzee"

Coetzee ( ; ) is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the Hungarian , meaning "from ", which gave its name to the coach in numerous European languages. The surname also originates from the French , which itself originates from the Breton .

Notable people with the surname include:

• Basil Coetzee (1944–1998), South African musician
• Clem Coetzee ( – 2006), Zimbabwean conservationist
• Danie Coetzee (born 1977), South African rugby union footballer
• Dirk Coetzee (1945–2013), co-founder and commander of the covert South African Police unit in the 1990s
• Felix Coetzee (born 1959), South African jockey in thoroughbred horse racing
• George Coetzee (born 1986), South African golfer
• Gerrie Coetzee (born 1955), South African boxer
• Hannes Coetzee (born 1944), South African guitarist
• Hendrik Coetzee ( – 2010), South African adventurer
• Jandre Coetzee (born 1984), South African first class cricketer
• Jeff Coetzee (born 1977), South African tennis player
• J. M. Coetzee (born 1940), South African-Australian author awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Justin Coetzee (born 1984), South African-Australian cricketer
• Lee Coetzee (born 1984), South African cricketer
• Pietie Coetzee (born 1978), South African field hockey player
• Price Coetzee (born 1946), South African actor
• Rivaldo Coetzee (born 1996), South African footballer
• Ryan Coetzee (born 1973), South African politician and political strategist, businessman
• Tansey Coetzee (born 1984), Miss South Africa 2008
• Willie Coetzee (born 1990), South African born ice hockey player