De Smet (surname)

De Smet or Desmet is a Dutch occupational surname. It is a regional form of "the smith" very common in East and West Flanders. ^{[1] [2]} It was the tenth most common name in Belgium in 1997. ^[3] Notable people with the surname include:

Sports

• Andy De Smet (born 1970), Belgian road cyclist
• Armand Desmet (1931–2012), Belgian cyclist
• Gérard Desmet (1907–1979)  [ nl ], Belgian cyclist
• Gérard Desmet (1910–1976)  [ fr; nl ], Belgian cyclist
• Gilbert Desmet (born 1931), Belgian cyclist
• Gilbert De Smet (1936–1987), Belgian racing cyclist
• Gustaaf De Smet (1935–2020), Belgian cyclist
• Hanne Desmet (born 1996), Belgian short track speed skater
• Hannelore Desmet  [ fr; it; nl; pl ] (born 1989), Belgian athlete
• Jenny De Smet (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist
• Karel De Smet (born 1980), Belgian footballer
• Lenn De Smet and Liam De Smet (born 2004), Belgian footballers and twin brothers
• Léopold Desmet (born 1935), Belgian gymnast
• Louis Desmet (born 1930), Belgian middle-distance runner
• Luc De Smet (born 1957), Belgian cyclist
• Mathieu De Smet (born 2000), Belgian footballer
• Pieter Desmet (born 1983), Belgian steeplechase and long-distance runner
• Philippe Desmet (born 1958), Belgian football player
• René De Smet (1931–1985), Belgian racing cyclist
• Stijn De Smet (born 1985), Belgian football player
• Théo-Léo De Smet (1917–?), Belgian water polo player
• Thibault De Smet (born 1998), Belgian footballer
• Tom Desmet (born 1969), Belgian cyclist

Arts and other occupations

• Anne Desmet (born 1964), British artist
• Catherine de Smet  [ fr ] (born 1959), French art historian
• Claudia De Smet  [ fr; nl ] (born 1973), Belgian contemporary dancer
• Dirk De Smet (born 1969), Belgian singer and saxophonist
• Eugène de Smet  [ fr; nl ] (1787–1872), Belgian politician
• Francis De Smet (born 1963), Belgian inventor and film producer
• François De Smet  [ fr; nl; pl ] (born 1977), Belgian journalist and politician
• Gustave De Smet (1877–1943), Belgian painter, brother of Léon De Smet
• Hendrik de Smet (1535–1614), Belgian physician and humanist scholar
• Ingrid De Smet, Belgian-British scholar of Renaissance literature
• Jean-Baptiste de Smet  [ fr; nl ] (1674–1741), Roman Catholic bishop of Ghent
• Jessy De Smet (born 1976), Belgian singer
• Joseph Jean De Smet (1794–1877), priest and historian who took part in the Belgian Revolution of 1830
• Léon De Smet  [ fr; nl ] (1881–1966), Belgian painter, brother of Gustave De Smet
• Marcel Desmet  [ fr ] (1892–1973), French architect
• Maria Desmet-Delrue  [ fr; nl ] (1898–1982), Belgian politician
• Michel de Smet  [ fr ] (1912–2006), Belgian poet
• Michel Desmet  [ fr ] (1933–2022), French civil servant and politician
• Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843–1913), Belgian Catholic Party politician
• Pierre De Smet  [ fr; nl ] (1892–1975), Belgian politician
• Peter de Smet (1944–2003), Dutch comic strip artist
• Pierre-Jean De Smet (1801–1873), Belgian Jesuit priest and missionary in North America
• Pieter De Smet (1503–1571), Flemish humanist scholar and government official in Bruges
• Richard De Smet (1916–1997), Belgian Jesuit Indologist and philosopher
• Victor Desmet  [ fr ] (1919–2018), French soldier, member of the Free French forces, Companion of the Liberation
• Wim De Smet (1932–2012), Belgian marine zoologist and esperantist
• Wolfgang de Smet (1617–1685), Flemish painter active in Leuven

See also

• De Smet (disambiguation)
• Desmet (disambiguation) · Desmet (surname) · All pages · Living people · WP search · links

References

1. http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=de%20smet ^{[ user-generated source ]}
2. "Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in Belgiƫ". familienaam.be. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. "Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in Belgiƫ". familienaam.be. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.