De Groote is a

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 ...

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

Flanders Flanders ( or ; ) is the Dutch language, Dutch-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 culture, la ...

and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include: * Jan de Groote (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician *

Koenraad Degroote Koenraad Degroote (born 30 September 1959 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. He was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010. He's mayor of Dentergem Dentergem (, ) is a municipali ...

(born 1959), Belgian politician *

Melvin De Groote Melvin De Groote (February 27, 1895 – February 3, 1963) was an American chemist and prolific inventor. He was listed on 925 U.S utility patents, making him the all-time seventeenth most prolific inventor and tenth among US inventors as o ...

(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 ...

(1933–2022), Canadian businessman and philanthropist * Patrick De Groote (born 1958), Belgian politician * :fr:Paul De Groote (1905–1997), Belgian government minister * Steven De Groote (1953–1989), South African classical pianist * Thierry De Groote (born 1975), Belgian road bicycle racer * Wouter Degroote (born 1978), Belgian footballer

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