'''De Groote''' is a Dutch surname meaning ''"the big one"''. It is most common in Flanders 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 * Michael DeGroote (1933–2022), Canadian businessman and philanthropist * Michel De Groote (born 1955), Belgian football defender * 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
==See also== *De Groote Peel National Park, National Park in the Peel, a region in the Southeast of the Netherlands *DeGroote School of Business, faculty at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:Surnames of Belgian origin