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.
[1][2] In modern Dutch de graaf means the count, but in the past it also referred to the head of the municipal council called schepen.
[3] A common variant form is De Graaff, with 4632 people in 2007.
[4] In Belgium, the form De Graef is most common, with 1017 people in 2018.