Kuijt, Kuyt, Cuijt or Cuyt ([ˈkœyt]) is a Dutch surname. It has its origin in kuute, a beer originally produced in Ghent in the middle-ages. The name may refer to the following notable people: Annie Cuyt (born 1956), Belgian computational mathematician Dirk Kuyt (born 1980), Dutch football player Evert Kuijt (1939–2021), Dutch writer and translator Job Kuijt (born 1930), Canadian botanist Ernie Kuyt (1920–2010), Canadian biologist, wildlife conservation