Drost is a Dutch occupational surname. A drost or drossaard was a kind of bailiff in the Low Countries (see landdrost and seneschal). Notable people with the surname include:
Epi Drost (1945–1995), Dutch footballer Erik Drost (born 1977), Dutch guitarist Frank Drost (born 1963), Dutch swimmer Henrico Drost (born 1987), Dutch footballer Jeff Drost (born 1964), American football player Jeroen Drost (born 1987), Dutch footballer Jesper Drost (born 1993), Dutch footballer Johannes Drost (1880–1954), Dutch swimmer John Drost (born 1958), Dutch bobsledder. Melissa Drost (born 1985), Dutch actress Monique Drost (born 1964), Dutch swimmer Nadja Drost, Canadian journalist Nico Drost (born 1980), Dutch politician Oliver Drost (born 1995), Danish footballer Peter Drost (born 1958), Dutch swimmer Robert Drost (born 1970), American computer scientist Roos Drost (born 1991), Dutch field hockey player Rudolf Drost (1892–1971), German ornithologist Willem Drost (1633–1659), Dutch painter
See also Droste, Dutch chocolate manufacturer Droste (surname), people with this surname