Kasemets

Kasemets
Origin
LanguageEstonian
MeaningBirch forest
Region of originEstonia
Other names
Variant formsKaasik, Kask, Kõiv

Kasemets is an Estonian surname (meaning birch forest).

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aare Kasemets (born 1963), Estonian sociologist
  • Tõnis Kasemets (born 1974), Estonian racing driver
  • Udo Kasemets (1919–2014), Estonian-born Canadian composer

See also

  • Kasemetsa, village in Estonia
  • Kaasik, Estonian surname also meaning birch forest