The Degroote surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 513 people carried this name — #42,308 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 12% from 457 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,558 people named Degroote 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 West Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 790 people named Degroote.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Degroote,
with a public archive behind them.
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Annie Degroote 1949– · screenwriter
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Laurent Degroote 1952– · businessperson
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Ludovic Degroote 1958– · poet
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Koenraad Degroote 1959– · lawyer
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Gilles Degroote 1964– · politician
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Nicolas Degroote 1973– · philosopher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Degroote.
- Degraeve 194 · U.S. census
- Degrand 418 · U.S. census
- Degrande 409 · U.S. census
- Degrange 528 · U.S. census
- Degrave 912 · U.S. census
- Degre 118 · U.S. census
- Degryse 137 · U.S. census
- Deguise 190 · U.S. census
- Dehan 170 · U.S. census
- Deharo 1,731 · U.S. census
- Dehay 276 · U.S. census
- Dehayes 138 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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