De Groot () is a surname of Dutch origin. Translating as "the great/big/large/tall" it originated as a nickname for a big or tall person.Groot, de
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands The name has sometimes been Latinized as ''Grotius'', as in the case of

Hugo Grotius Hugo Grotius (; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot () and Hugo de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, poet and playwright. A teenage intellectual prodigy, he was born in Delf ...

. In 2007, there were 36,147 people with this surname in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, making it the 13th most common surname in the country, and 1179 in Belgium.De Groot
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de Groot
at familienaam.be Less common variants are '' De Groote'' (729 in Netherlands, 5093 in Belgium), ''De Grooth'' (127, 0), ''

Groot Groot () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' Tales to Astonish'' #13 (Nov. 1960). An extraterrestrial, senti ...

'' (9239, 43) and ''Groote'' (777, 2). The form "De Grote", matching modern Dutch grammar, is very rare (43 in the Netherlands only), and names like

Karel de Grote Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first E ...

tend to refer to historical figures called "the Great"", in this case Charlemagne. The agglutinated forms DeGroot and Degroot are mostly found abroad. People with the name include: * Adriaan de Groot (1914–2006), Dutch chess master and psychologist * Adriaan de Groot (software developer) (born 1973), Canadian-born Dutch software engineer * Alejandro López de Groot (born 1993), Spanish footballer * Anne De Groot (born 1950s), American immunologist and entrepreneur *

Barbara Hallquist DeGroot Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (born May 1, 1957) is a retired professional tennis player from the U.S. She was the first female student to receive an athletic scholarship from the University of Southern California (USC) as a result of Title IX legi ...

(born 1957), American tennis player *

Bart de Groot Bart de Groot (born 16 April 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He formerly played for FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch foot ...

(born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Bob de Groot Bob de Groot is a Belgian comics artist and writer, born on 26 October 1941 in Brussels, to Dutch and French parents. Career While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on ''Fé ...

(born 1941), Belgian comic book writer *

Boudewijn de Groot Frank Boudewijn de Groot (, born 20 May 1944) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, known for "'' Welterusten Meneer de President''" (1966). Biography Youth Boudewijn de Groot was born in wartime occupied Dutch East Indies in 1944 in a Japanese concen ...

(born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter *

Bram de Groot Bram de Groot (born on 18 December 1974, in Alkmaar) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . Major results * Uniqa Classic - Overall (2005) * Delta Ronde van Midden-Zeeland (2005) * Volta a Catalun ...

(born 1974), Dutch road bicycle racer *

Bruce DeGroot Bruce DeGroot (born October 30, 1963) is an American politician and attorney who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 101st district from 2017 through 2023. The district included parts of Chesterfield, Wildwood, Ellisvill ...

(born 1963), American politician in Missouri * Carlijn de Groot (born 1986), Dutch cricketer *

Chad Degroot Chad Degroot (born March 23, 1974) is a freestyle BMX rider from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He's widely regarded as an influential rider because of his trick innovations that contributed to the development of flatland BMX. Career Degroot started co ...

(born 1974), American bike motocross rider * Cor de Groot (1914–1993), Dutch pianist and composer * (1546–1610), Dutch jurist *

Cornelis Hofstede de Groot Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (9 November 1863 – 14 April 1930), was a Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator. Life He was born in Dwingeloo and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth due to weak lungs, where he learned Ger ...

(1863–1930), Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator * Daan de Groot (1933–1982), Dutch road and track cyclist * David de Groot (1871–1933), Dutch-born British violinist * Dick de Groot (born 1920), Dutch-born American painter *

Diede de Groot Diede de Groot (born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player who is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. De Groot is a 31-time major champion, having won 16 titles in singles, and 15 titles in doubles. In 2021, s ...

(born 1996), Dutch tennis Grand Slam Champion * Dirk de Groot (born 1943), Dutch football player and coach *

Donny de Groot Donny de Groot (born 16 August 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Early career De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO in Oudewater, near his native town Gouda. As a yout ...

(born 1979), Dutch footballer *

Dudley DeGroot Dudley Sargent DeGroot (November 10, 1899 – May 5, 1970) was an American athlete and coach, primarily of American football. He served as the head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1944 and 1945, tallyin ...

(1899–1970), American football player and coach *Edward Stanley de Groot (1894–1961), Irish-born violinist and entertainer known as Stanelli * (born 1948), President of the Belgian Constitutional Court * Francis de Groot (1888–1969), Irish Colonel who "upstaged" New South Wales Premier, Jack Lang * Frederik de Groot (born 1946), Dutch actor *

Guillaume de Groot Guillaume de Groot (1839–1922) was a Belgian sculptor. Born in Brussels, he trained with sculptor Égide Mélot. His work includes: * figures of Namur and Luxembourg at the arch of the Cinquantenaire in Brussels * four reclining figures on ...

(1836–1922), Belgian sculptor * (1920–2004), Dutch composer, accordionist and singer *

Hugo de Groot Hugo Grotius (; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot () and Hugo de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, poet and playwright. A teenage intellectual prodigy, he was born in Delf ...

(Hugo Grotius) (1583–1645), Dutch jurist and poet * (1897–1986), Dutch composer and conductor * Huug de Groot (1890–1957), Dutch footballer * Jan de Groot (1650–1726), Dutch painter *

Jan Jakob Maria de Groot Jan Jakob Maria de Groot (18 February 185424 September 1921) was a Dutch sinologist and historian of religion. He taught at the Leiden University and later at the University of Berlin, and is chiefly remembered for his monumental work, ''The Relig ...

(1854–1921), Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion * Jannie de Groot (born 1930), Dutch swimmer *

Jeanne Lampl-de Groot Jeanne Lampl-de Groot (16 October 1895 – 4 April 1987) was a Dutch psychiatrist known for her work with Sigmund Freud and her research on female sexuality. After studying with Freud, she trained at the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute from 1925 ...

(1895–1987), Dutch psychiatrist *

Jeff DeGroot Son of John “Dutch” DeGroot and Jan DeGroot with two older siblings Joseph, John. His father being a Graphic artist and mother an IT specialist. Born in Chicago Illinois brought up in Mount Prospect Illinois were he started to play soccer at the ...

(born 1985), American soccer player * Joeri de Groot (born 1977), Dutch rower * Johannes de Groot (1914–1972), Dutch mathematician (topology) *

Klaas de Groot Klaas de Groot (born 3 November 1940, Bergen, Limburg) is Emeritus Professor at the Tissue Engineering Group at the University of Twente. In the past he also worked as a visiting scientist at the UCLA bone research laboratory. His work has focus ...

(born 1940), Dutch biomedical engineer *

Klaas de Groot (wrestler) Klaas de Groot (11 May 1919 – 24 February 1994) was a Dutch wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling ho ...

(1919–1994), Dutch Greco-Roman wrestler *

Leen de Groot Leen de Groot (born 16 April 1946) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1964 and 1969. He won the Ronde van Drenthe and Delta Profronde in 1967 and the Olympia's Tour The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Nether ...

(born 1946), Dutch racing cyclist *

Luc(as) de Groot Lucas de Groot (born in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands), known professionally as Luc(as) de Groot, is a Dutch type designer. He is the head of the type foundry Fontfabrik, also trading as LucasFonts. De Groot is particularly known for the very ...

(born 1963), Dutch type designer * Marie-José de Groot (born 1966), Dutch rower * Morris H. DeGroot (1931–1989), American statistician * Myra De Groot (1937–1988), English-Australian actress *

Nanno de Groot Nanno de Groot (March 23, 1913 – December 26, 1963) was a self-taught artist. He belonged to the group of New York School Abstract expressionist artists of the 1950s. He wrote: In moments of clarity of thought I can sustain the idea that ev ...

(1913–1963), Dutch-American abstract painter * Nicholas de Groot (born 1975), Canadian cricketer * Paul de Groot (1899–1986), Dutch communist politician * Petrus Hofstede de Groot (1802–1886), Dutch theologian * Pieter de Groot (1615–1678), Dutch regent and diplomat *

Raphaëlle de Groot Raphaëlle de Groot (born October 21, 1974) is a Canadian artist and educator living and working in Montreal, Quebec. She was born in Montreal, Quebec. She received a MFA from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). She has lectured on vi ...

(born 1974), Canadian artist and educator *

Robyn de Groot Robyn de Groot, born 26 December 1982, is a South African cyclist. She cycled professionally on the road from 2006 to 2012. Representing South Africa for 6 consecutive years, she represented South Africa at 4 World Championships, the 2010 Common ...

(born 1987), South African road bicycle racer * Ron de Groot (born 1960), Dutch footballer * Roy Andries De Groot (1910–1983), British and American food writer * (1916–1994), Dutch theoretical physicist * Sytske de Groot (born 1986), Dutch rower * Tom de Grooth (born 1979), Dutch cricketer *Tavish Finnegan DeGroot, fictional character from 2007 game

Team Fortress 2 ''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' mod for '' Quake'' and its 1999 remake, ''Team Fortress Classic''. The game was rel ...

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{{surname, De Groot, De Grooth, Degroot Dutch-language surnames

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