De Laet

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

Carlos de Laet (1847–1927), Brazilian journalist, professor and poet
Jaspar Laet, 16th-century Flemish medical astrologer and almanac maker
Graham DeLaet (born 1982), Canadian golfer
Lost Frequencies, real name Felix De Laet (born 1993), Belgian DJ and record producer
Joannes de Laet (1581–1649), Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company
Ritchie De Laet (born 1988), Belgian footballer

De Laat / DeLaat

Itzhak de Laat (born 1994), Dutch short-track speed-skater
Jacqueline DeLaat (1943–2009), American political scientist
Sanne de Laat (born 1995), Dutch archer

References

Laet, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
De Laet at familienaam.be.
Laat, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

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[1] Laet, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

[2] De Laet at familienaam.be.

[3] Laat, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.