Verstraete
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Verstraete and Verstraeten are Dutch language toponymic surnames. The names are contractions of van der Straate(n), meaning "from the street".[1] "Verstraete (6,633 people in Belgium in 2007) is mostly limited to West Flanders while "Verstraeten" (5,511 people) is mostly limited to East Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:
- Birger Verstraete (born 1994), Belgian footballer
- Daniel Verstraete (born 1924), Belgian-born South African Roman Catholic prelate
- Eddy Verstraeten (1948–2005), Belgian cyclist
- Frank Verstraete, Belgian quantum physicist
- Frank J. M. Verstraete, Belgian veterinary dentist
- Jan Verstraeten (born 1978), Belgian cyclist
- Leigh Verstraete (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Louis Verstraete (born 1999), Belgian footballer
- Mike Verstraeten (born 1967), Belgian politician and footballer
- Theodoor Verstraete (1851 – 1907), Belgian landscape painter