Degroot Surname

56,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Degroot Surname User-submission:

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

Degroot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8931:52,5846,320
Canada1,2371:29,7863,903
Belgium3081:37,3276,097
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
France901:738,03091,686
England431:1,295,76958,667
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:173,76715,617

Degroot (14) may also be a first name.

Degroot Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Degroot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degroot is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degroot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,591st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 813,705 people. The surname Degroot is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Degroot are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,893 people, or 1 in 52,584. In The United States Degroot is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent live, Wisconsin, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Degroot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Degroot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Degroot last name rose 2,385 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Degroot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Degroot surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Degroot last name are 26.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Degroot earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $52,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degroote934,939/
Degroodt93380/
Degrooth937/
Degroots932/
Degrootd930/
Degroo9214/
Degrot9210/
Degrootte8828/
Degrood86337/
Degrote86284/
Degrott8615/
Degrout8610/
Degrodt869/
Degroth868/
Degrost866/
Degroop862/
Degroet861/
Degro83246/
Degroult80125/
Degrotte8063/
Degroite8030/
Degroute802/
Degrosth801/
Desgrott801/
Degros77636/
Degrou7771/
Deagro7768/
Desgro7728/
Diegro7725/
Degroh7721/
Degroy7712/
Degrut774/
Degrat773/
Degroz771/
Dagrot770/
Degroutte752/
Degrate71674/
Degross71581/
Degroux71162/
Degrois7129/
Degrosz7111/
Degrutt7111/
Degroup713/
Degrath713/
Deagero712/
Deingro711/
Degruth711/
Degrohe711/
Degraat710/
Degratt710/
Degrute710/
Desgroux67208/
Degra67132/
Deygrosh679/
Digro677/
Desgrois672/
Degrà672/
Dégro671/
Degró671/
Degrá671/
Tdegrate671/

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