De groat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands

Etymology of De groat

What does the name De groat mean?

The Dutch surname De groat was a nickname for a "big or tall man," or for someone who came from Groot (large place in Holland). The name was originally derived from the Old French word Grosjean or Le Grand.

Alternatively the name could be a tribute to the emperor Charlemagne (748-814) , King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. The name in Dutch is "Karel de Groot."

Early Origins of the De groat family

The surname De groat was first found in the Netherlands where the frequent prefix "de" as in "de Groot" denoted "of" as in "of the Groot," typically denoting a local name, but in this case was a frequent nickname.

A notable member of the name was Geert de Groote (1340-1384) the Dutch religious reformer. Under the influence of the Flemish mystic Johannes Ruysroek he entered a Carthusian monastery in 1375. About 1376 he founded at Deventer the 'Brethren of Common Life' and the houses of Augustinian canons.

The De groat family was distributed all over the Dutch Republic, although De Groots are most frequently found in the north and west. Early documents, dating from the mid-16th century, listed members of the De groat family in the city of Delft, just south of Amsterdam.

Early History of the De groat family

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Early Notables of the De groat family

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De groat Ranking

In the United States, the name De groat is the 15,542^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Contemporary Notables of the name De groat (post 1700) +

Diane deGroat, American author and illustrator of children's books
Joanne E. DeGroat, American Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/