Verstraete and Verstraeten are
Dutch language
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toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. s. The names are contractions of ''van der Straate(n)'', meaning "from the street
"Verstraete (6,633 people in Belgium in 2007) is mostly limited to
West Flanders
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while "Verstraeten" (5,511 people) is mostly limited to
East Flanders
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, settlement_type = Province of Belgium
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. Notable people with the surname include:
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Birger Verstraete (born 1994), Belgian footballer
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Daniel Verstraete (born 1924), Belgian-born South African Roman Catholic prelate
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Eddy Verstraeten (1948–2005), Belgian cyclist
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Frank Verstraete
Frank Verstraete (born November 1972) is a Belgian quantum physicist who is working on the interface between quantum information theory and quantum many-body physics. He pioneered the use of tensor networks and entanglement theory in quantum man ...
, Belgian quantum physicist
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Jan Verstraeten (born 1978), Belgian cyclist
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Leigh Verstraete
Leigh Verstraete (January 6, 1962 – August 7, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Verstraete died on August 7, 2023, at the age of 6 ...
(born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
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Louis Verstraete (born 1999), Belgian footballer
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Mike Verstraeten (born 1967), Belgian politician and footballer
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Theodoor Verstraete (1851 – 1907), Belgian landscape painter
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Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Belgian origin