# De Groot

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'''De Groot''' ({{IPA|nl|də ˈɣroːt|pron}}) is a [surname](/source/surname) of [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) origin. 

Translating as "the great/big/large/tall" it originated as a nickname for a big or tall person.<ref name=db>[https://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=de%20groot&gba_naam=de%20Groot&nfd_naam=Groot,%20de Groot, de] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands</ref> The name has sometimes been [Latinized](/source/Latinisation_(literature)) as ''Grotius'', as in the case of [Hugo Grotius](/source/Hugo_Grotius). In 2007, there were 36,147 people with this surname in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands),<ref name=db/> making it the 13th most common surname in the country,<ref>[List of most common surnames in Europe#Netherlands](/source/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_Europe)</ref> and 1179 in Belgium.<ref>[https://familienaam.be/De_Groot De Groot] and [https://familienaam.be/de_Groot de Groot] at familienaam.be</ref> Less common variants are ''[De Groote](/source/De_Groote)'' (729 in Netherlands, 5093 in Belgium), ''De Grooth'' (127, 0), ''[Groot](/source/Groot_(surname))'' (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](/source/Karel_de_Grote) tend to refer to historical figures called "the Great"", in this case Charlemagne. The agglutinated forms [DeGroot](/source/DeGroot_(disambiguation)) and Degroot are mostly found abroad.

People with the name include:

*[Adriaan de Groot](/source/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](/source/Alejandro_L%C3%B3pez_de_Groot) (born 1993), Spanish footballer
*[Anne De Groot](/source/Anne_Searls_De_Groot) (born 1950s), American immunologist and entrepreneur
*[Barbara Hallquist DeGroot](/source/Barbara_Hallquist_DeGroot) (born 1957), American tennis player
*[Bart de Groot](/source/Bart_de_Groot) (born 1990), Dutch footballer
*[Bob de Groot](/source/Bob_de_Groot) (born 1941), Belgian comic book writer
*[Boudewijn de Groot](/source/Boudewijn_de_Groot) (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter
*[Bram de Groot](/source/Bram_de_Groot) (born 1974), Dutch road bicycle racer
*[Bruce DeGroot](/source/Bruce_DeGroot) (born 1963), American politician in Missouri
*[Carlijn de Groot](/source/Carlijn_de_Groot) (born 1986), Dutch cricketer
*[Chad Degroot](/source/Chad_Degroot) (born 1974), American bike motocross rider
*[Cor de Groot](/source/Cor_de_Groot) (1914–1993), Dutch pianist and composer
*{{Interlanguage link multi|Cornelis de Groot|de||nl|}} (1546–1610), Dutch jurist
*[Cornelis Hofstede de Groot](/source/Cornelis_Hofstede_de_Groot) (1863–1930), Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator
*[Daan de Groot](/source/Daan_de_Groot) (1933–1982), Dutch road and track cyclist
*[David de Groot](/source/David_de_Groot) (1871–1933), Dutch-born British violinist
*[Dick de Groot](/source/Dick_de_Groot) (1920–2019), Dutch-born American painter
*[Diede de Groot](/source/Diede_de_Groot) (born 1996), Dutch tennis Grand Slam Champion
*[Dirk de Groot](/source/Dirk_de_Groot) (born 1943), Dutch football player and coach
*[Donny de Groot](/source/Donny_de_Groot) (born 1979), Dutch footballer
*[Dudley DeGroot](/source/Dudley_DeGroot) (1899–1970), American football player and coach
*Edward Stanley de Groot (1894–1961), Irish-born violinist and entertainer known as [Stanelli](/source/Stanelli)
*[Ethan de Groot](/source/Ethan_de_Groot) (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union player
*{{illm|Etienne De Groot|fr|Etienne de Groot|nl|}} (born 1948), President of the Belgian Constitutional Court
*[Francis de Groot](/source/Francis_de_Groot) (1888–1969), Irish Colonel who "upstaged" New South Wales Premier, Jack Lang during opening of [Sydney Harbour Bridge](/source/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge)
*[Frederik de Groot](/source/Frederik_de_Groot) (born 1946), Dutch actor
*[Guillaume de Groot](/source/Guillaume_de_Groot) (1836–1922), Belgian sculptor
*{{illm|Harry de Groot|de||nl|}} (1920–2004), Dutch composer, accordionist and singer
*[Hugo de Groot](/source/Hugo_de_Groot) (Hugo Grotius) (1583–1645), Dutch jurist and poet
*{{Interlanguage link multi|Hugo de Groot (composer)|lt=Hugo de Groot|de|Hugo de Groot (Komponist)|nl|Hugo de Groot (componist)}} (1897–1986), Dutch composer and conductor
*[Huug de Groot](/source/Huug_de_Groot) (1890–1957), Dutch footballer
*[Jan de Groot](/source/Jan_de_Groot_(painter)) (1650–1726), Dutch painter
*[Jan Jakob Maria de Groot](/source/Jan_Jakob_Maria_de_Groot) (1854–1921), Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion
*[Jannie de Groot](/source/Jannie_de_Groot) (1930–2011), Dutch swimmer
*[Jeanne Lampl-de Groot](/source/Jeanne_Lampl-de_Groot) (1895–1987), Dutch psychiatrist 
*[Joeri de Groot](/source/Joeri_de_Groot) (born 1977), Dutch rower
*[Johannes de Groot](/source/Johannes_de_Groot) (1914–1972), Dutch mathematician (topology)
*[Klaas de Groot](/source/Klaas_de_Groot) (born 1940), Dutch biomedical engineer
*[Klaas de Groot (wrestler)](/source/Klaas_de_Groot_(wrestler)) (1919–1994), Dutch Greco-Roman wrestler
*[Leen de Groot](/source/Leen_de_Groot) (born 1946), Dutch racing cyclist
*[Luc(as) de Groot](/source/Luc(as)_de_Groot) (born 1963), Dutch type designer
*[Marie-José de Groot](/source/Marie-Jos%C3%A9_de_Groot) (born 1966), Dutch rower
*[Morris H. DeGroot](/source/Morris_H._DeGroot) (1931–1989), American statistician
*[Myra De Groot](/source/Myra_De_Groot) (1937–1988), English-Australian actress
*[Nanno de Groot](/source/Nanno_de_Groot) (1913–1963), Dutch-American abstract painter
*[Nicholas de Groot](/source/Nicholas_de_Groot) (born 1975), Canadian cricketer
*[Pat de Groot](/source/Pat_de_Groot) (1930–2018), English-born American painter and illustrator
*[Paul de Groot](/source/Paul_de_Groot) (1899–1986), Dutch communist politician
*[Petrus Hofstede de Groot](/source/Petrus_Hofstede_de_Groot) (1802–1886), Dutch theologian
*[Pieter de Groot](/source/Pieter_de_Groot) (1615–1678), Dutch regent and diplomat
*[Raphaëlle de Groot](/source/Rapha%C3%ABlle_de_Groot) (born 1974), Canadian artist and educator
*[Robyn de Groot](/source/Robyn_de_Groot) (born 1987), South African road bicycle racer
*[Ron de Groot](/source/Ron_de_Groot) (born 1960), Dutch footballer
*[Roy Andries De Groot](/source/Roy_Andries_De_Groot) (1910–1983), British and American food writer
*{{Interlanguage link multi|Sybren Ruurds de Groot|de}} (1916–1994), Dutch theoretical physicist
*[Sytske de Groot](/source/Sytske_de_Groot) (born 1986), Dutch rower
*[Tom de Grooth](/source/Tom_de_Grooth) (born 1979), Dutch cricketer
*Tavish Finnegan DeGroot, fictional character from 2007 game [Team Fortress 2](/source/Team_Fortress_2)

==See also==
*[DeGroot](/source/DeGroot_(disambiguation)), surname
*[Groot (surname)](/source/Groot_(surname))

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== References ==
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