de Groote Surname

65,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Groote Surname Definition:

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

de Groote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,1231:1,878118
Netherlands7441:22,6983,642
France4081:162,80125,359
Canada481:767,61660,775
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Chile371:476,12112,335
England261:2,143,00282,017
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

de Groote 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

de Groote Last Name Facts

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

de Groote occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 65,696th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 959,519 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of de Groote live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 6,123 people, or 1 in 1,878. In Belgium de Groote is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Belgium de Groote is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

de Groote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Groote has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Groote surname expanded 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Groote Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Groote earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 170.74% more than the national average, earning R 643,392 per year; in United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $56,222 CAD per year.

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