English: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of
uncertain origin. The final element is Old English ham
‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or
perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a
byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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