De Decker

De Decker is a Dutch occupational surname meaning "the thatcher". A variant spelling is De Dekker. In West Flanders the name is usually agglutinated to Dedecker. People with this name include:

De Decker / De Dekker

• Alfdan De Decker (born 1996), Belgian cyclist
• Armand De Decker (1948–2019), 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
• Tijl De Decker (2001–2023), Belgian cyclist
• Wim De Decker (born 1982), Belgian football player and manager
• Nicholas De Decker (born 1997), South African lawyer

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

Surname list

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