De Rooij
Appearance
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 (born 1943), 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
[edit]- De Roy, a Flemish variant of the surname
References
[edit]- ^ Rooij, de /Rooy, de at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands