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De Graaf (IPA: [də ˈɣraːf]) is a Dutch occupational surname. With over 21,000 people, it was the 24th most common name in the Netherlands in 2007. In modern Dutch de graaf means the count, but in the past it also referred to the head of the municipal council called schepen. A common variant form is De Graaff, with 4632 people in 2007. In Belgium, the form De Graef is most common, with 1017 people in 2018. People with the surname include:

Aad de Graaf (1939–1995), Dutch track cyclist
Aileen de Graaf (born 1990), Dutch darts player
Anne de Graaf (born 1959), American-born Dutch children's writer, journalist and translator
Annelotte de Graaf (born 1988), Dutch pop singer-songwriter known as "Amber Arcades"
Arie de Graaf (born 1947), Dutch PvdA politician
Beatrice de Graaf (born 1975), Dutch historian and terrorism expert
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.
Edwin de Graaf (born 1980), Dutch footballer
Elles de Graaf [de; ru] (born 1975), Dutch trance-singer
Esmee de Graaf (born 1997), Dutch football forward
Fred de Graaf (born 1950), Dutch VVD politician
H. J. de Graaf (1899–1984), Dutch historian of Java
Hermine de Graaf (1951–2013), Dutch novelist
Isaak de Graaf (1668–1743), Dutch map maker
Ivar de Graaf (born 1973), Dutch drummer
Jaan de Graaf [fr; nl] (born 1955), Dutch footballer
Jeffrey de Graaf (born 1990), Dutch born Swedish darts player
Laurens de Graaf (c.1653–1704), Dutch pirate, mercenary, and naval officer
Lawrence B. de Graaf (born 1932), American historian
Louw de Graaf (1930–2020), Dutch CDA politician
Machiel de Graaf (born 1950), Dutch politician and physical therapist
Nan Dirk de Graaf (born 1958), Dutch sociologist
Peter DeGraaf (born 1957), American (Kansas) politician
Regnier de Graaf (1641–1673), Dutch physician and anatomist who discovered Graafian follicles and G-spot
Reinier de Graaf (born 1964), Dutch architect
Thom de Graaf (born 1957), Dutch jurist and D66 politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Willem de Graaf (born c.1951), Dutch-born New Zealand footballer

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Bart de Graaff (1967–2002), Dutch television presenter, comedian and creator
Christian de Graaff (born 1950s), Botswana Minister of Agriculture
Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (1930–2008), Dutch politician
Gerrit de Graaff (1931–1996), South African zoologist after whom the De Graaff's Soft-furred Mouse is named
James de Graaff-Hunter (1881–1967), British-born geodesist
Jan de Graaff (1943–2014), Dutch television journalist
Johannes de Graaff (1729–1813), Dutch Governor of Sint Eustatius; first to salute an American ship
Liesbeth Pascal-de Graaff (born 1946), Dutch rower
Marcel de Graaff (born 1962), Dutch politician
Rein de Graaff [de; nl] (born 1942), Dutch jazz pianist
Sander de Graaf (born 1995), Dutch rower
Simon de Graaff (1861–1953), Dutch Minister of Colonies 1919–1925
Suzanna Catharina de Graaff (1905–1968), Dutch Romanov impostor
Willem de Graaff (1923–2004), Dutch astronomer after whom the asteroid 10964 Degraaff is named
Wim de Graaff (1931–2021), Dutch speed skater

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David DeGraaf (born 1971), American Handball player
Ken DeGraaf, American politician from Colorado

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Geoffrey DeGraff (born 1949), birth name of American Buddhist monk Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu

References

Leendert Brouwer, De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland
Graaf, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands (DSTN)
name origin of "De Graaf" and "De Greef" at the DSTN
Graaff, de at the DSTN
De Graef, De Graaf and de Graaf at familienaam.be

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