Mostert is a Dutch and Afrikaans metonymic occupational surname. Meaning "mustard", it originally referred to a mustard miller or salesman. The Middle Dutch spelling Mostaert and modern Dutch spelling Mosterd are among variant forms of the surname.[1] People with these surnames include:

Mostaert
  • Antoon Mostaert (1881–1971), Belgian Roman Catholic missionary in Inner Mongolia
  • Frans Mostaert (1528–1598), Flemish landscape painter, twin brother of Gillis
  • Gillis Mostaert (1528–1560), Flemish landscape painter, twin brother of Frans
  • Jan Mostaert (c.1475–1553), Dutch portrait painter, possibly grandfather of Frans and Gillis
  • Marjoné Mostert (2005)

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References

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  1. ^ Mostert at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands