Oosthuizen (surname)

Oosthuizen is a South African surname, especially common among Afrikaners. Notable people with the name include:

• Abrie Oosthuizen (fl. 1994–2013), South African politician
• Andries Oosthuizen (born c. 1954), South African golfer
• Caylib Oosthuizen (born 1989), South African rugby union player for the Tel Aviv Heat
• Coenie Oosthuizen (born 1989), South African rugby union player for Sale Sharks
• D. C. S. Oosthuizen (1926–1969; also known as Daantjie Oosthuizen), South African philosopher
• Devin Oosthuizen (born 1988), South African rugby union player
• Etienne Oosthuizen (born 1992), South African rugby union player
• Etienne Oosthuizen (born 1994), South African rugby union player
• John Robert Oosthuizen (born 1987), South African javelin thrower
• Louis Oosthuizen (born 1982), South African professional golfer
• NJ Oosthuizen (born 1996), South African rugby union player
• Ockie Oosthuizen (1955–2019), South African rugby union player
• Sarel Oosthuizen (1862–1900), Orange Free State Anglo-Boer War general
• Theo Oosthuizen (born 1964), South African rugby union player and coach
• Thomas Oosthuizen (born 1989), South African professional boxer

Also:

• Deon Oosthuysen (born 1963), South African rugby union player and coach

See also

• Oosthuizen, a village in the Dutch province of North Holland
• Oosthuizen (1789 ship)
• Oosthuizen's blue (Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni) – a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae