Groot (surname)
Groot is a Dutch surname. Groot means "big" in Dutch and the surname was originally a nickname for a tall person. The name is most common in the province of North Holland. It may refer to:
- Ana María Groot, Colombian historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist
- Anna Maria Groot, Dutch model, Miss Europe of 1973
- Cees Groot, Dutch footballer, brother of Henk
- Chantal Groot, Dutch swimmer
- Cor Groot, Dutch Olympic sailor
- Cornelia Groot, Dutch team handball player
- , Dutch pole vaulter
- Ed Groot, Dutch journalist and politician
- Gerard Groot, Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, founder of the Brethren of the Common Life
- Henk Groot, Dutch footballer, brother of Cees
- Jacob Groot, Russian philologist
- Marike Groot, Dutch singer
- Nycke Groot, Dutch handball player
- Roger Groot, American law professor
- Tjade Groot, Dutch cricketer
