Roest

Roest is a Dutch toponymic surname. Roest is an archaic term for a reed bed, indicating an ancestor living in or nearby one.^[1][2] 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 midfielder
• Niklas Roest (born 1986), Norwegian hockey player
• Patrick Roest (born 1995), Dutch speed skater
• Robert Roest (born 1969), Dutch football defender
• 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