Degroote History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands

Etymology of Degroote

What does the name Degroote mean?

The Dutch surname Degroote 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 Degroote family

The surname Degroote 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 Degroote 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 Degroote family in the city of Delft, just south of Amsterdam.

Early History of the Degroote family

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Early Notables of the Degroote family

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Degroote Ranking

France, the name Degroote is the 4,060^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Degroote migration to the United States +

Degroote Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Adrian DeGroote, aged 24, who arrived in Michigan in 1846-1856 2
Maria DeGroote, aged 4, who landed in Michigan in 1846-1856 2
Michel DeGroote, aged 3, who arrived in Michigan in 1846-1856 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Degroote (post 1700) +

Michael G. DeGroote OC (1933-2022), Belgium-born, Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Hamilton, Ontario who resided in Bermuda, owner of Laidlaw Transport Ltd. and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)