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 Degroote (born 1959), Belgian politician
• Melvin De Groote (1895–1963), American chemist and inventor with 925 patents
• Michael DeGroote (1933–2022), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
• Michel De Groote (born 1955), Belgian football defender
• Patrick De Groote (born 1958), Belgian politician
• fr:Paul De Groote (1905–1997), Belgian government minister
• Steven De Groote (1953–1989), South African classical pianist
• Thierry De Groote (born 1975), Belgian road bicycle racer
• Wouter Degroote (born 1978), Belgian footballer

See also

• De Groote Peel National Park, National Park in the Peel, a region in the Southeast of the Netherlands
• DeGroote School of Business, faculty at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Surname list

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