De Groot () is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

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 Hugo de Groot () or Huig de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft an ...

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

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, making it the 13th most common surname in the country, and 1179 in Belgium.De Groot
an
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 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 (November 1960). An extraterrestrials in fiction, ex ...

'' (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 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 Adrianus Dingeman (Adriaan) de Groot ( Santpoort, 26 October 1914 – Schiermonnikoog, 14 August 2006) was a Dutch chess master and psychologist, who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments of all time in the 1940s-60. In 1946 he ...

(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 (born 1957), American tennis player * Bart de Groot (born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Bob de Groot Robert de Groot (26 October 1941 – 17 November 2023) was a Belgian comic books artist and writer. Career While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on ''Félix''. He began cr ...

(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 mijnheer 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 Catal ...

(born 1974), Dutch road bicycle racer * Bruce DeGroot (born 1963), American politician in Missouri * Carlijn de Groot (born 1986), Dutch cricketer * Chad Degroot (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 German ...

(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 (1920–2019), Dutch-born American painter *

Diede de Groot Diede de Groot (; born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player who was world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. De Groot is a 42-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion, having won a record 23 titles in ...

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

(1899–1970), American football player and coach *Edward Stanley de Groot (1894–1961), Irish-born violinist and entertainer known as

Stanelli Edward Stanley de Groot (16 June 1894 – 12 February 1961), usually known professionally by the mononym Stanelli, or sometimes Edward Stanelli, was an Irish-born British musician, composer and comic entertainer. Biography He was born in Dublin, ...

* Ethan de Groot (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union player * (born 1948), President of the Belgian Constitutional Court * Francis de Groot (1888–1969), Irish Colonel who "upstaged" New South Wales Premier, Jack Lang during opening of

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Frederik de Groot Frederik Percy de Groot (born 23 May 1946) is a Dutch actor. Career In the Netherlands he appeared in the detective series '' Bureau Kruislaan'' and its spin-off '' Unit 13''. He is known in Canada where he was the television spokesman for I ...

(born 1946), Dutch actor * Guillaume de Groot (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 Hugo de Groot () or Huig de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft an ...

(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 (1930–2011), Dutch swimmer * Jeanne Lampl-de Groot (1895–1987), Dutch psychiatrist * Jeff DeGroot (born 1985), American soccer player * Joeri de Groot (born 1977), Dutch rower *

Johannes de Groot Johannes de Groot (7 May 1914 – 11 September 1972) was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topology, topologist for more than two decades following World War II.. Biography De Groot was born at Garrelsweer, a village in the municipality ...

(1914–1972), Dutch mathematician (topology) *

Klaas de Groot Klaas is a Dutch male given and surname. It is the Dutch short form of Nicholas, a Greek name ultimately meaning ''victory of the people''. A traditionally common name in the Netherlands, its popularity declined some 20-fold since 1950.

(born 1940), Dutch biomedical engineer * Klaas de Groot (wrestler) (1919–1994), Dutch Greco-Roman wrestler * Leen de Groot (born 1946), Dutch racing cyclist *

Luc(as) de Groot Lucas de Groot (; born ), 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 large typeface family Thesis (a ...

(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 (1913–1963), Dutch-American abstract painter * Nicholas de Groot (born 1975), Canadian cricketerl *

Paul de Groot Saul "Paul" de Groot (19 July 1899 – 3 August 1986) was a Dutch politician of the Communist Party of the Netherlands The Communist Party of the Netherlands (, , CPN) was a communist party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1909 as ...

(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 (born 1974), Canadian artist and educator * Robyn de Groot (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

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