Last Name GROOT

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Large, great, the great man. 'Groot' is also a name of a town in Holland, whence the surname may be derived - the great town, 'De Groot.'
Origin Dutch, Belgian

Rank 36,761 (2000 US census) 72,369 (1990 US census)
Count 573 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.11%, or 545 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 1.05%, or 6 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.05%, or 6 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.44%, or 14 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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