Gruijters
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Gruijters or De Gruijter is a Dutch-language occupational surname. A gruijter or gruiter is an archaic name for someone hulling grains to produce groats or for one using these for brewing.[1] Like most Dutch names with an "ij" digraph, the name is often spelled with a "y". People with this surname include:
- Elisabeth Gruyters (1789–1864), Dutch nun and founder of a congregation
- Hans Gruijters (1925–1980), Dutch bank robber and murderer
- Hans Gruijters (1931–2005), Dutch politician, co-founder of D66
- James Gruijters (born 1993), Dutch cricketer
- Pieter Gruijters (born 1968), Dutch Paralympian
- Tim Gruijters (born 1991), Dutch cricketer
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- Jochem de Gruijter (born 1978), Dutch volleyball player
- Walter de Gruyter (1862–1923), German merchant and publisher