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:
- 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
See also
- De Groot, a more widespread version of the surname
References
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