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Siginulfo
02-14-2013, 12:09 PM
I'd like to know some infos on the history, origin and genealogy of this surname.

gregorius
02-14-2013, 12:10 PM
The Ottomans invented dutch surnames, :)

Loki
02-14-2013, 12:40 PM
I'd like to know some infos on the history, origin and genealogy of this surname.

No idea ... you might want to Google it. It literally means "bed man".

gregorius
02-14-2013, 12:47 PM
kooij means bed in dutch? since when?

Loki
02-14-2013, 12:55 PM
kooij means bed in dutch? since when?

Are you Dutch? I am Afrikaans and my language is virtually identical to Dutch ... but old Dutch, 17th century ... the word could have been lost in modern Netherlands. Yes, it means bed.