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Most GROOTEGOED's live in the Netherlands nowadays and  more live in the United States and Australia.  
The earliest ancestors that could clearly be traced lived in Germany around the year 1650. The spelling of their names varied, like GROTEGUDT or GROTEGUTH.

They were farmers and lived in the city of Beckum in Westfalen. The family name derives from the portion of land they rented or owned, which was named "das Grote Guth", meaning "the big land