Roest is a Dutch toponymic surname. Roest is an archaic term for a reed bed, indicating an ancestor living in or nearby one.Roest at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.Ruest in the Early Middle Dutch Dictionary. People with this surname include:
Elbert Roest (born 1954), Dutch politician and historian Meyer Roest (1821–1889), Dutch bibliographer Nikki de Roest born 1993), Dutch football player Niklas Roest (born 1986), Norwegian hockey player Patrick Roest (born 1995), Dutch speed skater Robert Roest (born 1969), Dutch football player Stacy Roest (born 1974), Canadian hockey player Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898), Dutch naturalist Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (1806–1887), Dutch journalist
See also Roost (disambiguation) Røst Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway Røstlandet, an island in Nordland county, Norway
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