DeGroot is an agglutinated form of the Dutch surname
De Groot De Groot () is a surname of Dutch origin.
Translating as "the great/big/large/tall" it originated as a nickname for a big or tall person.[Bruce DeGroot
Bruce DeGroot (born October 30, 1963) is an American politician and attorney who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 101st district from 2017 through 2023. The district included parts of Chesterfield, Wildwood, Ellisville ...]
(born 1963), American politician
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Chad DeGroot
Chad Degroot (born March 23, 1974) is a freestyle BMX rider from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He's widely regarded as an influential rider because of his trick innovations that contributed to the development of flatland BMX.
Career
Degroot started co ...
(born 1974), American freestyle BMX rider
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Diede de Groot
Diede de Groot (born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player who is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.
De Groot is a 31-time major champion, having won 16 titles in singles, and 15 titles in doubles. In 2021, she ...
(born 1986), Dutch Tennis Grand Slam Champion
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Dudley DeGroot
Dudley Sargent DeGroot (November 10, 1899 – May 5, 1970) was an American athlete and coach, primarily of American football. He served as the head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1944 and 1945, tallyin ...
(1899–1970), American athlete and coach
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Gerard DeGroot, author of the 2008 book ''
The Sixties Unplugged''
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Jeff DeGroot (born 1985), American soccer player
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Morris H. DeGroot
Morris Herman DeGroot (June 8, 1931 – November 2, 1989) was an American statistician.
Biography
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, DeGroot graduated from Roosevelt University and earned master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Chicago ...
(1931–1989), American statistician
Characters
*Gerald and Karen DeGroot,
characters on the American television show ''Lost''
*LuAnn DeGroot, main character of the comic strip ''
Luann''
*Tavish Finnegan DeGroot, the real name of the Demoman class from ''
Team Fortress 2
''Team Fortress 2'' is a 2007 multiplayer first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video game), Quake'' and ...
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De Groot De Groot () is a surname of Dutch origin.
Translating as "the great/big/large/tall" it originated as a nickname for a big or tall person.[De Groote De Groote is a Dutch surname meaning ''"the big one"''. It is most common in Flanders and sometimes is concatenated as DeGroote or Degroote. People with this name include:
* Jan de Groote (1911–1989), Dutch farmer and politician
*Koenraad Degroot ...]
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Groot (surname)
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