De Groote

De Groote is a Dutch surname meaning "the big one". It is most common in Flanders and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include:

  • Jan de Groote (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician
  • Koenraad Degroote (born 1959), Belgian politician
  • Melvin De Groote (1895–1963), American chemist and inventor with 925 patents
  • Michel De Groote (born 1955), Belgian football defender
  • Michael DeGroote (1933–2022), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
  • Patrick De Groote (born 1958), Belgian politician
  • fr:Paul De Groote (1905–1997), Belgian government minister
  • Steven De Groote (1953–1989), South African classical pianist
  • Thierry De Groote (born 1975), Belgian road bicycle racer
  • Wouter Degroote (born 1978), Belgian footballer

See also

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Surnames associated with the Latin word grossus or Old High German grōz
Great, Big,
Thick, Tall
Germanic
  • Groos
  • Grooss/Grooß
Romance
Other
  • Estonian: Kross
  • Hungarian: Grósz
  • Polish Jewish: Grosz
Money
Similar
but unrelated
  • Grassmann/Grassman
  • Kross
  • Kroos
  • Goss
Additional meaning
Grose
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname De Groote.
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