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Brown Grant Family History

Brown Grant Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Bondurant, Rosengrant, Prowant, Brannigan, Bronfman, Brogan

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Where is the Brown Grant family from?

You can see how Brown Grant families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brown Grant family name was found in Scotland in 1871. In 1871 there were 4 Brown Grant families living in Perthshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Brown Grant's in Scotland. Perthshire had the highest population of Brown Grant families in 1871.
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Passenger Lists

There are 463 immigration records available for the last name Brown Grant. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Brown Grant. For the veterans among your Brown Grant ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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