# De Groote

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'''De Groote''' is a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) surname meaning ''"the big one"''. It is most common in [Flanders](/source/Flanders) and sometimes is concatenated as '''DeGroote''' or '''Degroote'''. People with this name include:

* [Jan de Groote](/source/Jan_de_Groote) (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician
* [Koenraad Degroote](/source/Koenraad_Degroote) (born 1959), Belgian politician
* [Melvin De Groote](/source/Melvin_De_Groote) (1895–1963), American chemist and inventor with 925 patents
* [Michael DeGroote](/source/Michael_DeGroote) (1933–2022), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
* [Michel De Groote](/source/Michel_De_Groote) (born 1955), Belgian football defender
* [Patrick De Groote](/source/Patrick_De_Groote) (born 1958), Belgian politician
* [:fr:Paul De Groote](/source/%3Afr%3APaul_De_Groote) (1905–1997), Belgian government minister
* [Steven De Groote](/source/Steven_De_Groote) (1953–1989), South African classical pianist
* [Thierry De Groote](/source/Thierry_De_Groote) (born 1975), Belgian road bicycle racer
* [Wouter Degroote](/source/Wouter_Degroote) (born 1978), Belgian footballer

==See also==
*[De Groote Peel National Park](/source/De_Groote_Peel_National_Park), National Park in the Peel, a region in the Southeast of the Netherlands
*[DeGroote School of Business](/source/DeGroote_School_of_Business), faculty at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
*[Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine](/source/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

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