Groeneveld is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

. Literally translated as "green field", the name may refer to someone living on or owning green fields or may indicate an origin in the villages Groeneveld or

Groenveld Groenveld is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 11 km north of Heerhugowaard and 2 km south of the town of Schagen. History Groenveld was first mentioned in 1478 AD ...

.Groeneveld
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the name include: * Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld (born 1966), German model and actress * Arnaut Groeneveld (born 1997), Dutch football midfielder *

Daphne Groeneveld Daphne Groeneveld (born 24 December 1994) is a Dutch model best known for appearing on the 2010 December/January cover of ''Vogue Paris'' alongside Tom Ford, considered to be a supermodel by some fashion experts and magazine editors. She is curre ...

(born 1994), Dutch model *

George Groeneveld George Groeneveld (born 1940) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Highwood as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Groeneveld was born in Blackie, Alberta. He se ...

(born 1941), Canadian politician * Ingrid Groeneveld (1921–2015), Dutch astronomer, namesake of the asteroid 1674 Groeneveld * Jan Groenveld (1945–2002), Australian critic of new religious movements * John Groenveldt (c.1647-1710), Dutch physician with a practice in England * Margaretha Groeneveld (born 1956), Dutch singer and television presenter known as "Marcha" or "Marga Bult" * Phil Groeneveld (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Reinier van Groeneveld (c.1588–1623), Dutch political figure, son of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt * Renee Groeneveld (born 1986), Dutch competitive sailor * Sara Groenevelt (died 1899), American pianist and litterateur *

Sven Groeneveld Sven Groeneveld (born 22 July 1965) is a former Dutch professional tennis player and currently coaches Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu. Career He became a professional tennis player at the age of 19, but couldn’t achieve much success. H ...

(born 1965), Dutch tennis player * Warren Groeneveld (born 1983), South African cricketer * Willem Groeneveld (born 1990), Namibian cricketer

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