groat/ɡɹoʊt/groat means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.groat is pronounced /ɡɹoʊt/.Etymology* As a Scottish surname, nickname from Old Norse grautr (“porridge”). Compare Grout. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Grote. * As a German, Dutch and Danish surname, variant of Groth, Groot, Grott, and Grad.nameA surname.nounHulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.“The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, And ſcarſe a houſe to hide her head, Sometimes no penny to buy her bread, Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat, Or twil be puld out of her throat:”Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.; Any unit of currency worth four pence.Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.; A historical English coin representing such a unit: a silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins.“The needy groom, that never finger'd groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coin …”A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.