Grotius
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Hugo, Dutch statesman
Grotius is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in South Africa.
- ZASouth Africa
- UYUruguay
- DEGermany
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Hugo, Dutch statesman
Cited for this meaning 1
- Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Grotius is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Croatian, nizozemski humanistički pjesnik latinist, pravnik, povjesničar i diplomat, utemeljitelj škole prirodnog prava, napisao prvi prikaz cjelokupnog međunarodnog prava ( O razumu i mirnodopskom pravu , Slobodno more )
as a wordHrvatski jezični portal (HJP) dictionary export
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Francis de Grootb. 1888IEnot in their usual nameBritish Army officer (1888-1969)
- Jan H. de Grootb. 1901NLnot in their usual nameDutch journalist and poet (1901–1990)
- Cor de Grootb. 1920NLnot in their usual nameDutch bicycle racer
- Harry de Grootb. 1920NLnot in their usual nameDutch composer (1920–2004)
- Sonja Barendb. 1940NLnot in their usual nameDutch television presenter
- Bob de Grootb. 1941BEnot in their usual nameBelgian cartoonist (1941–2023)
- Rini de Grootb. 1955NLnot in their usual nameDutch association football player
- Marcel de Grootb. 1964NLnot in their usual nameDutch singer
- Adriaan de Grootb. 1973NLnot in their usual nameDutch computer programmer
- Raphaëlle de Grootb. 1974CAnot in their usual nameCanadian artist (born 1974)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence
(measured from records)1 register or reference work attests this spelling, across 0 countries.
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Grotius mean, and where does it come from?
- Hugo, Dutch statesman Recorded by Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names.
- In which country does Grotius have the most bearers?
- Grotius is most frequently recorded in South Africa.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Grotius”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.