De Groote is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

surname meaning ''"the big one"''. It is most common in

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include: * Jan de Groote (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician * Koenraad Degroote (born 1959), Belgian politician * Melvin De Groote (1895–1963), American chemist and inventor with 925 patents * Michel De Groote (born 1955), Belgian football defender *

Michael DeGroote Michael George DeGroote (August 13, 1933 – September 12, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Hamilton, Ontario, who resided in Bermuda. Aside from his business career, he was best known as a major private donor to local ...

(born 1933), Canadian businessman and philanthropist * Patrick De Groote (born 1958), Belgian politician * :fr:Paul De Groote (1905–1997), Belgian government minister *

Steven De Groote Steven De Groote (12 January 1953 – 22 May 1989) was a South African classical pianist. Steven De Groote was born in Johannesburg, South Africa into a Belgian family in which, for three generations, almost every member had been a profes ...

(1953–1989), South African classical pianist * Thierry De Groote (born 1975), Belgian road bicycle racer *

Wouter Degroote Wouter Degroote (born 28 January 1978) is a Belgian footballer. He previously played for clubs including FCV Dender EH Football Club Verbroedering Dender Eendracht Hekelgem, also simply known as Dender or Verbroedering Dender, is a Belgian ...

(born 1978), Belgian footballer

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