Verstraete and Verstraeten are Dutch language toponymic surnames. The names are contractions of van der Straate(n), meaning "from the street".[1] "Verstraete (6,633 people in Belgium in 2007) is mostly limited to West Flanders while "Verstraeten" (5,511 people) is mostly limited to East Flanders. Notable people with the surname include:

• Birger Verstraete (born 1994), Belgian footballer
• Daniel Verstraete (born 1924), Belgian-born South African Roman Catholic prelate
• Eddy Verstraeten (1948–2005), Belgian cyclist
• Frank Verstraete, Belgian quantum physicist
• Frank J. M. Verstraete, Belgian veterinary dentist
• Jan Verstraeten (born 1978), Belgian cyclist
• Leigh Verstraete (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
• Louis Verstraete (born 1999), Belgian footballer
• Mike Verstraeten (born 1967), Belgian politician and footballer
• Theodoor Verstraete (1851 – 1907), Belgian landscape painter