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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
  • Eddy Verstraeten (1948–2005), Belgian cyclist
  • Frank Verstraete, Belgian quantum physicist
  • Jan Verstraeten (born 1978), Belgian cyclist
  • Leigh Verstraete (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Mike Verstraeten (born 1967), Belgian politician and footballer
  • Theodoor Verstraete (1851 – 1907), Belgian landscape painter

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