The Degroot surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,442 people carried this name — #6,278 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 5,015 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Degroot surname

From the Dutch for “the great”.

From Dutch de Groot (“the great”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (fr.wiktionary.org, the French edition) — entry «de Groot», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from French and condensed.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 110 people named Degroot live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 40
Flemish Brabant 31
Hainaut 24
Limburg 10
Walloon Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 46 people named Degroot.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Seine-Maritime 24
Paris 8
Nord 7
Eure 3
Ille-et-Vilaine 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Degroot in American newspapers,
1914–1929.

Newspaper page from The American Issue carrying the name Degroot
The American Issue 1929-05-11
Newspaper page from Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier carrying the name Degroot
Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier 1914-04-16
Newspaper page from The Daily Gate City And Constitution-democrat carrying the name Degroot
The Daily Gate City And Constitution-democrat 1919-09-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,501 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Degroot in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

185 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Degroot. The most, 53, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 110
New South Wales 45
South Australia 10
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 5
Queensland 5
Western Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Degroot.

Who carried it

People named Degroot,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jan Jakob Maria de Groot
    Jan Jakob Maria de Groot 1854–1921 · sinologist
  • Huug de Groot
    Huug de Groot 1890–1957 · association football player
  • Cornelis Hofstede de Groot
    Cornelis Hofstede de Groot 1863–1930 · art collector
  • Daan de Groot
    Daan de Groot 1933–1982 · track cyclist
  • Paul de Groot
    Paul de Groot 1899–1986 · trade unionist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Degroot,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States835 records

835 records of the Degroot name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 343
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 156
  • Other U.S. records 336
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerome S. Degroot

    Born 1926; from Alameda County, California. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Cornelius N. Degroot

    Born 1909 in Iowa. Enlisted 1944 at Camp Dodge Herrold; baker from Sherburne County, Minnesota. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux Center, Iowa.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johanna Degroot

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Obdam from Boulogne and Rotterdam, aged 16; servant. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 835 records for Degroot in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands154,418 records

154,418 records of the Degroot name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 86,586
  • Dutch population registers 53,548
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 14,284
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrikjen de Groot

    Married in 1832 in Schoterland; farm maid. Died 1840 in Bovenknijpe, aged 38.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederik de Groot

    Married in 1884 in Zuidwolde; farmer. Died 1925 in Ruinerwold, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lourens de Groot

    Married in 1934 in Borger; military policeman. Died 1944 in Grootegast, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 154,418 records for Degroot in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Belgium1,174 records

1,174 records of the Degroot name in Belgium
  • Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 629
  • Belgian population registers 545
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Domien De Groot

    Married in 1889 in Erembodegem; stoker, born 1863 in Erembodegem. Died 1906 in Dorp te Erembodegem, aged 43; factory worker.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antonia Joanna De Groot

    Married in 1896 in Aalst; thread twister, born 1870 in Aelst. Died 1916 in Aalst, aged 46.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Isabella De Groot

    Married in 1857 in Aelst; seamstress, born 1817 in Aelst. Died 1889 in Leopoldstraat te Aalst, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,174 records for Degroot in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia68 records

68 records of the Degroot name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 38
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emily S. Degroot

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Mooresfort, aged 13; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Carrie M. De Groot

    Nurse of Dandenong, Victoria; died 1922.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gerard Christian de Groot

    Died 1980; buried at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 68 records for Degroot in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France49 records

49 records of the Degroot name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sybrigje Degroot

    Born 1910 in the Netherlands; died 1997 in Noé (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Degroot

    Born 1950 in Belgium; died 1991 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Noemi Jeanne Degroot

    Born 1894 in Rouen; died 1979 in Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 49 records for Degroot in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Germany25 records

25 records of the Degroot name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Jann de Groot

    From Großheide, Norden. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 19 July 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 230).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich de Groot

    From Norden, Ostfriesland. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 May 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 16 October 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Frerich-Jakob de Groot

    From Westermarsch, Norden. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 August 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Degroot in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Degroot name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Other Canadian records 4
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arthur Degroot

    Died 1966; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Degroot

    Buried in 1984 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Showing 2 of 7 records for Degroot in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Degroot name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jansje de Groot

    Died 2001, aged 91; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Degroot in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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