Grad Family History
Grad Name Meaning
Polish: nickname from grad ‘hail’. Slovenian: topographic name from grad ‘castle’. German: topographic name from Middle High German grāt ‘step grade mountain ridge’. German: nickname from Middle High German gerāt gerade ‘quick skillful efficient’. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from German g(e)rade ‘upright’. Jewish (American): shortened form of Vinogradsky a habitational name for someone from Vinograd the Russian name of the town of Vynohrad in eastern Ukraine.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022