De Decker
De Decker is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the thatcher".[1][2] A variant spelling is De Dekker. In West Flanders the name is usually agglutinated to Dedecker.[3] People with this name include:
De Decker / De Dekker
- Armand De Decker (born 1948), Belgian politician
- Ezechiel de Decker (1603/04–1646/47), Dutch surveyor and teacher of mathematics
- Jacob de Decker (1640–1680), Dutch painter active in Italy
- Jeremias de Dekker (c.1610–1666), Dutch poet
- Johannes de Decker (1626–aft.1670), Dutch landowner in New Netherland
- Mike De Decker (born 1995), Belgian darts player
- Pierre de Decker (1812–1891), Prime Minister of Belgium 1855–1857
- Wim De Decker (born 1982), Belgian football player and manager
DeDecker / Dedecker
- Jane DeDecker (born 1961), American sculptor
- Jean-Marie Dedecker (born 1952), Belgian politician, founder of List Dedecker
- Mary DeDecker (1909–2000), American botanist, plant collector
- Paul Dedecker (1921–2007), Belgian mathematician
- Peter Dedecker (born 1983), Belgian politician
See also
- Den Dekker, Dutch surname of the same origin
- Decker (surname), surname of mostly Low German origin
- Dekker, common Dutch surname of the same origin
- Dedecker lupine, plant species named after plant collector Mary DeDecker
References
- Decker, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- De Decker at familienaam.be
- Dedecker at familienaam.be
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