Grant Family History

Grant Surname Meaning

Irish English and especially Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund graunt ‘tall large’ (Old French grand grant from Latin grandis) given either to a person of remarkable size or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name often representatives of different generations within the same family.

English: from the rare Middle English (and Old English) personal name Grante or Grente. Irish: in Ireland this is usually the Norman Scottish name (see 1 above) but it was also adopted for Irish Mag Raighne see Graney.

French: variant of Grand 1 ‘tall large’ (see also 1 above). American shortened and altered form of French Lagrandeur: soldier's name from la grandeur ‘(the) size/height; greatness’.

Probably also an altered form of German Grandt or Grand. African American: adoption of the surname in 1 above in honor of Ulysses S. Grant a general commanding the US Army in winning the American Civil War who later served as the 18th president of the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Gant, Grand, Granat, Grass, Gast, Great, Grande, Graft, Grandt, Grist

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You can see how Grant families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Grant family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Grant families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2,931 Grant families living in London. This was about 19% of all the recorded Grant's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Grant families in 1891.

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What did your Grant ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Grant. 6% of Grant men worked as a General labourer and 65% of Grant women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Grant were Bricklayer and Housewife.

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General labourer

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Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Housewife

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Grant life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Grant in 1940 was 42, and 73 in 2004.

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Grant Surname Meaning

French: variant of Grand 1 ‘tall large’ (see also 1 above). American shortened and altered form of French Lagrandeur: soldier's name from la grandeur ‘(the) size/height; greatness’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Grant family from?

What did your Grant ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Incapacitated

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Housewife

What Grant family records will you find?

What is the average Grant lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Grant life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Grant in 1940 was 42, and 73 in 2004.

Grant Family History

Grant Surname Meaning

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