De Laet
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De Laet is a Dutch-language occupational surname. A "laet" (modern spelling "laat") was a type of (released) serf.[1] The archaic spelling De Laet is most common in Belgium, especially around Antwerp,[2] while "de Laat" is more common in the Netherlands, especially in North Brabant.[3] People with this name include:
De Laet / DeLaet
- Aloïs De Laet (1866–1949), Belgian painter
- Carlos de Laet (1847–1927), Brazilian journalist, professor and poet
- Felix De Laet (born 1993), Belgian DJ and record producer, better known as Lost Frequencies
- Gaspard de Laet, 16th-century Flemish medical astrologer and almanac maker
- Graham DeLaet (born 1982), Canadian golfer
- Jan Jacob Alfried de Laet (1815–1891), Flemish poet, writer, and an important figure of the Flemish Movement
- Jan De Laet (journalist) (1922–2011), Flemish journalist
- Joannes de Laet (1581–1649), Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company
- Marc De Laet (born 1964), Belgian politician
- Ritchie De Laet (born 1988), Belgian footballer
- Siegfried Jan de Laet (1914–1999), Belgian archaeologist and prehistorian
De Laat
- Itzhak de Laat (born 1994), Dutch short-track speed-skater
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