Klooster is both a Dutch and Estonian toponymic surname, both meaning "monastery, cloister".Klooster at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Among the Dutch variant forms are ten Klooster, Van Clooster, van der Klooster, and van ('t) Klooster, each meaning "at/from (the) monastery". People with these surnames include:
Dirk van 't Klooster (born 1976), Dutch baseball player (1873–1940), Dutch graphic artist and painter, father of Philip Kees-Jan van der Klooster (born 1977), Dutch Paralympic snowboarder Milton Klooster (born 1996), Dutch football forward, twin brother of Rodney Noël Van Clooster (born 1943), Belgian racing cyclist (1909–1969), Dutch sculptor and draughtsman, son of Johan Rigard van Klooster (born 1989), Dutch track racing cyclist and speed skater Rodney Klooster (born 1996), Dutch football defender, twin brother of Milton Ton van Klooster (born 1954), Dutch freestyle swimmer William Klooster (born 1957), Dutch ice hockey player
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