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De Groot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌdəˈχʁoʊt]) is a surname of Dutch origin. It is sometimes Latinized as Grotius.
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Origin
It is composed of the adjective groot, from middle Dutch grote, meaning big 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 with this surname.[1]
Famous bearers
- Adriaan de Groot (1914-2006), Dutch chess master and psychologist
- Bob de Groot (born 1941), Belgian comic book writer
- Boudewijn de Groot (born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter
- Cor de Groot (1914-1993), Dutch pianist and composer
- Daan de Groot (1933-1982), Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist
- Dick de Groot (born 1920), Dutch painter and sculptor
- Donny de Groot (b. 1979), Duch footballer
- 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 (aka Huig de Groot), a Dutch jurist and poet
- Hugo de Groot (music) (1897-1986), a Dutch composer and conductor
- Jan Jakob Maria de Groot (1854-1921), a Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion
- Johannes de Groot (1914 -1972), Dutch Mathematician (topology)
- Lucas de Groot (born 1963), a Dutch type designer
- Myra De Groot (1937-1988), English-Australian actress
- Nicholas de Groot (born 1975), Canadian cricketer
- Petrus Hofstede de Groot (1802-1886), Dutch theologian
- Robin De Groot, Canadian designer
- Silvia De Groot (1918-2009), Dutch Surinamist
- Sybren Ruurds De Groot (1916-1994), Dutch Theoretical Physicist
- Roy Andries De Groot (1910-1983), British and American food writer
Games
- In official lore surrounding the game Team Fortress 2, Tavish DeGroot is mentioned as the actual name of the Demoman character, an 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.
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References
This page or section lists people with the surname De Groot, De Grooth, Degroot. 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. Categories:- Surnames
- Dutch-language surnames
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