de Groot Surname

11,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Groot Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The big, or tall, man; one who came from Groot (large place), in Holland.

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de Groot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands41,0791:41110
Australia1,6321:16,5412,324
Belgium1,3631:8,4351,178
Canada7711:47,7895,810
United States6421:564,57846,424
South Africa3301:164,17518,364
England2931:190,16416,878
New Zealand2851:15,8892,773
Thailand2801:252,28042,869
France2681:247,84638,285
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Spain1441:324,66719,093
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Curaçao421:3,74485
Guyana401:19,0562,431
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Israel351:244,50422,492
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Norway231:223,57824,793
Namibia201:120,4709,225
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Austria171:500,90847,931
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
China71:195,331,65210,124
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brunei11:418,7313,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

de Groot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The big, or tall, man; one who came from Groot (large place), in Holland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch.) The great, tall, large man; or if local, from the town of Groot, in Holland, which signifies the great or large place; from de, the, and groot, great.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch surname, denoting a big/tall person.

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de Groot Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Groot Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Groot is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Groot? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,700th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 151,761 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of de Groot reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 41,079 people, or 1 in 411. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 25 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

de Groot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Groot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Groot last name grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 633 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Groot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount de Groot earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.46% less than the national average, earning 302,961 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.9% more than the national average, earning R 365,724 per year; in United States they earn 67.38% more than the national average, earning $72,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $51,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Groote947,595/
de Groodt94387/
de Grooth94199/
de Groo933/
de Grot932/
de Grootte8946/
de Grood88268/
de Grote88115/
De-Groot8838/
de Grout884/
de Grott881/
de Grodt881/
de Grost880/
de Gro860/
de Grootova841/
De-Groote827/
de Groult821/
de Grotte820/
de Gros8013/
de Grut807/
de Groh807/
de Grat801/
de Groy801/
de Group7524/
de Gross7512/
de Grate757/
de Grosz755/
de Groux752/
de Grust751/
de Graat750/
de Groph750/
de Grau6786/
de Gras679/
de Grad673/
de Grás671/
de Graa671/

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