De Graaf (IPA:[dəˈɣraːf]) is a
Dutchoccupational surname. With over 21,000 people, it was the 24th most common name in the Netherlands in 2007.[1][2] In modern Dutch de graaf means
the count, but in the past it also referred to the head of the municipal council called
schepen.[3] A common variant form is De Graaff, with 4632 people in 2007.[4] In Belgium, the form De Graef is most common, with 1017 people in 2018.[5]
People with the surname include:
Door de Graaf (1920-2011), British-Dutch resistance member and translator who worked for the
Special Operations Executive, later a campaigner for mental health support in the Netherlands.
This page lists people with the
surnameDe Graaf. If an
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De Graaf (IPA:[dəˈɣraːf]) is a
Dutchoccupational surname. With over 21,000 people, it was the 24th most common name in the Netherlands in 2007.[1][2] In modern Dutch de graaf means
the count, but in the past it also referred to the head of the municipal council called
schepen.[3] A common variant form is De Graaff, with 4632 people in 2007.[4] In Belgium, the form De Graef is most common, with 1017 people in 2018.[5]
People with the surname include:
Door de Graaf (1920-2011), British-Dutch resistance member and translator who worked for the
Special Operations Executive, later a campaigner for mental health support in the Netherlands.
This page lists people with the
surnameDe Graaf. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.