What is "pijpers"

Pijpers or Pijper is a Dutch occupational surname. A pijper was the general name for a woodwind player. People with this surname include:

• Arno Pijpers (born 1959), Dutch football coach
• Harmke Pijpers (born 1946), Dutch journalist, presenter and voiceover
• Koen Pijpers (born 1969), Dutch field hockey player
• René Pijpers (1917–1944), Dutch footballer

• Theo Pijper (born 1980), Dutch motorcycle speedway rider
• Willem Pijper (1894–1947), Dutch composer, music critic and music teacher