Kooi

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Kooi, Kooij or Kooy is a Dutch surname (Dutch pronunciation: [koːi]). Translated as
"cage", the name often referred to a pen or duck decoy, and originated with a herder,
duck breeder/hunter, or cage maker. The forms Van der Kooi etc. mean "from the
pen / duck decoy". In the Netherlands, the archaic spelling Kooij is most common,
while it is usually rendered Kooy abroad.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Kooi(j)/Kooy

 Chris Kooy (born 1982), Canadian soccer midfielder

 Debbie Kooij (born 1968), Dutch cricketer
 Dick Kooy (born 1987), Dutch volleyball player
 Earl R. Kooi (1917–2003), American chemist, first to produce high fructose
corn syrup
 Ellen Kooi (born 1962), Dutch artist and photographer
 Manfred Kooy (born 1970), Dutch Paralympic middle-distance runner
 Peter Kooij/Kooy (born 1954), Dutch bass singer
Van der Kooi(j)/Kooy

 Ben van der Kooi (born 1983/84), Dutch ultranationalist

 Derek van der Kooy (born 1952), Canadian neurobiologist
 Hessel van der Kooij (born 1955), Dutch pop singer
 Jan van der Kooi (born 1957), Dutch painter and draftsman
 Jorrit van der Kooi (born 1972), Dutch-born film and TV director and
presenter
 Jos van der Kooy [de; ja; nl] (born 1951), Dutch organist
 Karen van der Kooij (born 1963), Dutch sprinter
 Mike van der Kooy (born 1989), Dutch football defender
 Willem Bartel van der Kooi [da; nl] (1768–1836), Dutch portrait painter

See also[edit]
 De Kooy (hamlet) and De Kooy Airfield, near Den Helder, Netherlands
 KOOI, a Texas radio station
 Kooiman and Kooijman, Dutch surnames with the same origin
 Alan Kooi Simpson (born 1931), US senator, son of Lorna Kooi
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