De Hondt

De Hondt is a Dutch surname. "De Hondt" is an old spelling of Dutch "de hond" ("the dog"). In the 16th and 17th century it has been variably Latinized as Hondius, "Canis" and Canisius.† Contracted forms of the surname are D'Hondt and Dhondt. People with the name "De Hondt" include:
Notes.
† Saint Peter Canisius (1521–1597), his half-brother Theodorich Canisius (1532–1606) and nephew Henricus Canisius (1562–1610) were themselves not known by the name "de Hond(t)". Their family had carried the (Latinized) name "Canis" since the early 15th-century.