Koopman is a Dutch occupational surname that means "merchant". The spelling Coopman is more common in West Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:
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- Bernard Koopman (1900âÂÂ1981), French-born American mathematician
- known for a.o.: Koopman operator, KoopmanâÂÂvon Neumann classical mechanics, Pitman-Koopman theorem
- Bertha Koopman (married name Bertha Frensel Wegener; 1874âÂÂ1953), Dutch composer and music educator
- Bram Koopman (1917âÂÂ2008), Dutch Labour Party politician
- Elias Bernard Koopman (1860âÂÂ1929), founder of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
- Elisabeth Koopman (1647âÂÂ1693), German astronomer with Dutch parents, wife of Johannes Hevelius
- 12625 Koopman, a Main Belt asteroid named after her
- Gionne Koopman (born 1991), South African cricketer
- Hilda Koopman (born 1947), Dutch-American linguist
- (1790âÂÂ1855), Dutch vice-admiral
- Karl Koopman (1920âÂÂ1997), American zoologist
- Koopman's anole, Koopman's mountain mouse, Koopman's Pipistrelle and Koopman's rat are named for him
- Martin Koopman (born 1956), Dutch football defender and manager
- Ody Koopman (1902âÂÂ1949), Dutch tennis player, brother of Toto
- Peggy Koopman-Boyden (1943âÂÂ2025), New Zealand gerontologist
- Pim Koopman (1953âÂÂ2009), Dutch musician and member of Kayak
- Rinse Koopman (1770âÂÂ1826), Dutch Mennonite teacher and minister
- Ton Koopman (born 1944), Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist
- Toto Koopman (1908âÂÂ1991), Dutch model and anti-fascist spy during World War II, sister of Ody
- Willi Koopman (born 1944), Dutch actress
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