De Groot
De Groot (pronounced [də ˈɣroːt]) is a surname of Dutch origin. It is sometimes Latinized as Grotius, as in the case of Hugo Grotius.
Origin
It is composed of the adjective groot, from middle Dutch grote, meaning big, tall or great, preceded by the definite article de, meaning the. It was originally a nickname for a tall person.
In 2007, there were 37,221 people in the Netherlands named De Groot,[1] making it the 13th most common surname in the country.[2]
Famous bearers
- Adriaan de Groot (1914–2006), Dutch chess master and psychologist
- Adriaan de Groot (born 1973), Canadian software engineer
- Annie De Groot (born 1950s), American immunologist and entrepreneur
- Bart de Groot (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Bob de Groot (born 1941), Belgian comic book writer
- Boudewijn de Groot (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter
- Bram de Groot (born 1974), Dutch road bicycle racer
- Cor de Groot (1914–1993), Dutch pianist and composer
- de (1546–1610), Dutch jurist
- Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863–1930), Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator
- Daan de Groot (1933–1982), Dutch road and track cyclist
- Dick de Groot (born 1920), Dutch painter and sculptor
- Donny de Groot (born 1979), Dutch footballer
- Dudley DeGroot (1899–1970), American football player and coach
- Edward W. de Groot (born 1990), Dutch truck driver
- Francis de Groot (1888–1969), Irish Colonel who "upstaged" New South Wales Premier, Jack Lang
- Frederik de Groot (born 1946), Dutch actor
- Guillaume de Groot (1836–1922), Belgian sculptor
- Hugo de Groot (Hugo Grotius) (1583–1645), Dutch jurist and poet
- de (1897–1986), Dutch composer and conductor
- Huug de Groot (1890–1957), Dutch footballer
- Jan de Groot (1650–1726), Dutch painter
- Jan Jakob Maria de Groot (1854–1921), Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion
- Jannie de Groot (born 1930), Dutch swimmer
- Joeri de Groot (born 1977), Dutch rower
- Johannes de Groot (1914–1972), Dutch mathematician (topology)
- Klaas de Groot (born 1940), Dutch biomedical engineer
- Leen de Groot (born 1946), Dutch racing cyclist
- Luc(as) de Groot (born 1963), Dutch type designer
- Morris H. DeGroot (1931–1989), American statistician
- Myra De Groot (1937–1988), English-Australian actress
- Nanno de Groot (1913–1963), Dutch-American abstract painter
- Nicholas de Groot (born 1975), Canadian cricketer
- Paul de Groot (1899–1986), Dutch communist politician
- Petrus Hofstede de Groot (1802–1886), Dutch theologian
- Pieter de Groot (1615–1678), Dutch regent and diplomat
- Robin De Groot, Canadian designer
- Robyn de Groot (born 1987), South African road bicycle racer
- Ron de Groot (born 1960), Dutch footballer
- Roy Andries De Groot (1910–1983), British and American food writer
- de (1916–1994), Dutch theoretical physicist
- Sytske de Groot (born 1986), Dutch rower
- Tom de Grooth (born 1979), Dutch cricketer
Games
- In official lore surrounding the game Team Fortress 2, "Tavish Finnegan DeGroot" is mentioned as the actual name of the Demoman character, African-Scottish explosives expert. Team Fortress 2 also has a special medieval themed map called "Degroot Keep", which takes place at the castle of the Demoman's ancestors.
See also
- Groot (surname)
- De Groote (surname)
References
This page lists people with the surname De Groot, De Grooth, Degroot.
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If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.