Spoelstra
Spoelstra is a surname, probably a topographic name meaning ‘from the pool’, from an agent noun based on Middle Low German pōl ‘ pool’, with excrescent initial -s. The suffix "-stra" is derived from old Germanic -sater, meaning sitter or dweller. Notable people with the surname include:
- Art Spoelstra, American basketball player
- Erik Spoelstra, American basketball player and coach
- Jon Spoelstra, American basketball executive
- Mark Spoelstra, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Watson Spoelstra, American sportswriter
Category:Surnames of Frisian origin
Category:Surnames of Dutch origin