Groot (surname)

Groot is a Dutch surname. Groot (pronounced [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.[1] 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 (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
  • Nycke Groot (born 1988), Dutch handball player
  • Roger Groot (1942–2005), American law professor
  • Tjade Groot (born 1973), Dutch cricketer


See also
  • De Groot, a more widespread version of the surname

References
  1. Groot at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands
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