Groot (Legrand in French) is a Dutch surname. Groot (pronounced [ɣroːt]) means "big" in Dutch and was originally the name for a tall person. The name is most common in the province of North Holland. It may refer to:
- Ana María Groot (born 1952), Colombian historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist
- Anna Maria Groot (born 1952), Dutch model, Miss Europe of 1973
- Cees Groot (1932–1988), 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 [nl; pl] (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 (1938–2022), Dutch footballer, brother of Cees
- Jacob Groot (1812–1893), Russian philologist
- Marike Groot (born 1968), Dutch singer
- Nycke Groot (born 1988), Dutch handball player
- Roger Groot (1942–2005), American law professor
- Tjade Groot (born 1973), Dutch cricketer
See also
References
- Groot at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
| Surnames associated with the Latin word grossus or Old High German grōz | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great, Big, Thick, Tall |
| ||||||
| Money | |||||||
| Similar but unrelated | |||||||
| Additional meaning | Grose | ||||||
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Groot. 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: