Groot is a Dutch surname. Groot ( [ɣroːt]) means "big" in Dutch and the surname was originally a nickname for a tall person. The name is most common in the province of North Holland. It may refer to:
Cees Groot (born 1932), Dutch footballer, brother of Henk
Chantal Groot (born 1982), Dutch swimmer
Cor Groot (1899–1978), Dutch Olympic sailor
Cornelia Groot (born 1988), Dutch team handball player
Denise Groot (born 1990), Dutch pole vaulter
Ed Groot (born 1957), Dutch journalist and politician
Gerard Groot (1340–1384), Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, founder of the Brethren of the Common Life
Henk Groot (born 1938), Dutch footballer, brother of Cees
Jacob Groot (1812–1893), Russian philologist
Marike Groot (born 1968), Dutch singer
Roger Groot (1942–2005), American law professor
