De Groot ( [də ˈɣroːt]) is a surname of Dutch origin. It is sometimes Latinized as Grotius, as in the case of Hugo Grotius.
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, making it the 13th most common surname in the country.
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
Cornelis de Groot (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
Hugo de Groot (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
Max de Groot (born 1994), American savant
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
Sybren Ruurds de Groot (1916–1994), Dutch theoretical physicist
Sytske de Groot (born 1986), Dutch rower
Tom de Grooth (born 1979), Dutch cricketer
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.
