Family name Roest (Roest 
) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The surname Roest is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iceland. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Netherlands, Norway, and the United States. Very seldom, Roest is the forename as well as the last name.
| petrus roest Roest, Petrus. Name variants: Roestius, Peter ; Roest, Pieter ; Roest, Pierre ; Roest, Peter ; Roestius, Petrus. Born 1562, died 1642 (one source give birthdate of 1568 and deathdate of 1648, DE (b. 1562) |
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| jan van der roest (b. 1755) |
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albert johan roest politician (1837-1920) (b. 1837) |
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| theodorus marinus roest Dutch numismatician and conservator (1832-1898), NL (b. 1832) |
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hans roest Dutch journalist and publisher, NL (b. 1917) |
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eric roest Dutch admiral (1921-2015), NL (b. 1921) |
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| ernst roest Dutch architect, NL (b. 1875) |
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| jan roest Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1881) |
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elbert roest Dutch politician, NL (b. 1954) |
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| paulus roest Dutch university teacher, NL (b. 1916) |
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robert roest Dutch association football player, NL (b. 1969) |
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| pim roest Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1919) |
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stacy roest Canadian ice hockey player, CA (b. 1974) |
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| hanne roest badminton player (b. 1936) |
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| jan roest NL (b. 1927) |
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