De Groot
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De Groot is a surname
of Dutch
origin. It is sometimes Latinized
as Grotius.
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.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
origin. It is sometimes Latinized
Latinisation (literature)
Latinisation is the practice of rendering a non-Latin name in a Latin style. It is commonly met with for historical personal names, with toponyms, or for the standard binomial nomenclature of the life sciences. It goes further than Romanisation, which is the writing of a word in the Latin alphabet...
as Grotius.
Origin
It is composed of the adjective groot, from middle DutchMiddle Dutch
Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects which were spoken and written between 1150 and 1500...
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
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
with this surname.
Famous bearers
- Adriaan de GrootAdriaan de GrootAdrianus Dingeman de Groot was a Dutch chess master and psychologist, who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments of all time in the 1940s-60...
(1914-2006), Dutch chess master and psychologist - Bob de GrootBob de GrootBob de Groot was born on 26 October 1941 in Brussels, to Dutch and French parents and is a Belgian comics artist and writer.-Biography:While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on Félix. He began creating shorter work for the comics...
(born 1941), Belgian comic book writer - Boudewijn de GrootBoudewijn de GrootBoudewijn de Groot is a famous Dutch singer/songwriter. He is known for the songs "Welterusten Meneer de President" , "Land van Maas en Waal" , "Jimmy" and "Avond" among others...
(born 1944), Dutch singer and songwriter - Cor de GrootCor de GrootCor de Groot was a renowned Dutch pianist and composer.He was born in Amsterdam. He studied piano with Egbert Veen and Ulferts Schults, and composition and conducting under Sem Dresden. In 1932 he graduated with highest honours, playing a piano concerto written by himself...
(1914-1993), Dutch pianist and composer - Daan de GrootDaan de GrootDaniël de Groot was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland....
(1933-1982), Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist - Dick de GrootDick de GrootDick de Groot was born in Scheveningen, a beach suburb of The Hague in the Netherlands. After the usual schooling that prepared him for the business world he decided to follow his old dream of being a painter. He studied five years at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and took post-graduate classes...
(born 1920), Dutch painter and sculptor - Donny de GrootDonny de GrootDonny de Groot is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Willem II Tilburg.- Early career :De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO in Oudewater, near his native town Gouda...
(b. 1979), Duch footballer - Francis de GrootFrancis de GrootColonel Francis Edward de Groot holds a notorious place in Australian history for his high-profile upstaging of New South Wales Premier Jack Lang at the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.-Life:...
(1888-1969), Irish Colonel who "upstaged" New South Wales Premier, Jack Lang - Frederik de GrootFrederik de GrootFrederik Percy de Groot is a Dutch actor. In the Netherlands he appeared in the detective series Bureau Kruislaan and its spin-off Unit 13....
(born 1946), Dutch actor - Guillaume de GrootGuillaume de GrootGuillaume de Groot was a Belgian sculptor.Born in Brussels, he trained with sculptor Égide Mélot. His work includes:* figures of Namur and Luxembourg at the arch of the Cinquantenaire in Brussels...
(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 GrootJan Jakob Maria de GrootJan Jakob Maria de Groot was a Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion. He taught at Leyden and later in Berlin, and is chiefly remembered for his monumental work, The Religious System of China, Its Ancient Forms, Evolution, History and Present Aspect, Manners, Customs and Social Institutions...
(1854-1921), a Dutch Sinologist and historian of religion - Johannes de GrootJohannes De GrootJohannes de Groot was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topologist for more than two decades following World War II.-Biography:...
(1914 -1972), Dutch Mathematician (topology) - Lucas de Groot (born 1963), a Dutch type designer
- Myra De GrootMyra De GrootMyra De Groot was an English-born actress prominent on such Australian television series as The Sullivans, Prisoner and Neighbours. On Neighbours, De Groot played meddling street gossip Eileen Clarke....
(1937-1988), English-Australian actress - Nicholas de GrootNicholas de GrootNicholas de Groot is a Canadian cricketer.He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler with an elegant batting action who has played for both Canada and Guyana...
(born 1975), Canadian cricketer - Petrus Hofstede de GrootPetrus Hofstede de GrootPetrus Hofstede de Groot , Dutch theologian, was born at Leer in East Friesland, and was educated at the Gymnasium and University of Groningen....
(1802-1886), Dutch theologian - Robin De GrootRobin De GrootRobin De Groot is a Canadian designer famous for both his design creations and personality on the HGTV and Food Network television program Restaurant Makeover, which is broadcast in 16 countries worldwide....
, Canadian designer - Silvia De Groot (1918-2009), Dutch Surinamist
- Sybren Ruurds De Groot (1916-1994), Dutch Theoretical Physicist
- Roy Andries De GrootRoy Andries De GrootBaron Roy Andries de Groot , was a British-born American culinary writer and wine critic.He was born in London, the son of a Dutch artist and a French noblewoman. He was educated at St Paul's School and at Oxford University.During the 1930s, de Groot worked as a news and feature writer, film...
(1910-1983), British and American food writer
Games
- In official lore surrounding the game Team Fortress 2Team Fortress 2Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Quake engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows...
, 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.