Grainger Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grainger Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grainger family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 568
Agricultural Labourer 104
Labourer 68
Coal Miner 48
General Servant 32
Domestic Servant 29
Dress Maker 23
Farm Servant 19
Carpenter 16
Annuitant 16
Miner 15
Servant 14
Gardener 13
Tailor 13
House Keeper 13
Moulder 13
Wife Of The Above 12
Farm Labourer 11
Nurse 11
Ag Labourer 11
Nailor 11
Daur Of The Above 10
Puddler 9
Blacksmith 9
Son Of The Above 9

Grainger Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grainger 100% 29,663
2 Granger 88% 20,422
3 Gringer 88% 1,545
4 Greenger 75% 153
5 Graniger 75% 123
6 Grenger 75% 107

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The surname Grainger is the most popular version of all its varients

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