Troost is a Dutch surname, and the word means "comfort" in Dutch.
People Axel Troost (1954–2023), German politician Benoist Troost (1786–1859), Dutch-born physician, publisher, and community leader in Kansas City, Missouri. Named after him: Troost Avenue, a major north–south street in Kansas City, Missouri Cornelis Troost (1697–1750), Dutch painter Gerard Troost (1776–1850), Dutch physician, naturalist and mineralogist who emigrated to the US in 1825. Named after him: Troost's moccasin, Troostite Gerdy Troost (1904–2003), German architect, wife of Paul J. Maarten Troost (born 1969), Dutch travel writer living in the US Louis Joseph Troost (1825–1911), French chemist Paul Troost (1878–1934), German architect, husband of Gerdy Renee Troost (born 1988), Dutch footballer Sara Troost (1732–1803), Dutch painter Sjaak Troost (born 1959), Dutch footballer Willem Troost (1684–1752), Dutch painter William Troost-Ekong (born 1993), Nigerian-Dutch footballer Andre van Troost (born 1972), Dutch cricketer Luuk van Troost (born 1969), Dutch cricketer
See also Trost (disambiguation)