Pieterse is a Dutch and Afrikaans surname. The surname was first used in Netherlands before the colonial era. After the dutch established a colony in the Cape of Good Hope, people with the surname Pieterse moved to the colony and as a consequence Pieterse is a common Afrikaans surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
Barend Pieterse (born 1979), South African rugby union playerCosmo Pieterse (born 1930), South African playwright, actor, poet, literary critic and anthologistErasmus Pieterse (born 1992), South African field hockey playerErnie Pieterse (born 1938), South African racing driverHappy Pieterse (1942–2013), South African boxerJan Pieterse (born 1942), Dutch cyclistJan Nederveen Pieterse (born 1946), Dutch sociologistLiberius Pieterse, Pakistani Roman Catholic priestReyaad Pieterse (born 1992), South African footballerSasha Pieterse (born 1996), South African actress and singer