Grant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Grant Name Meaning: A name of mainly Norman origin meaning 'tall', 'strength'.

An aristocratic Scottish surname, usually associated with wealth and strength. Grant also may refer to someone who had powers of giving out land or similar or was given as a nickname to someone 'tall' or 'large'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grant family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,102
Agricultural Labourer 292
Labourer 226
Domestic Servant 174
General Servant 108
Dress Maker 106
Servant 91
Annuitant 73
Laundress 72
Carpenter 68
House Keeper 64
Tailor 52
Shoe Maker 46
Gardener 40
No Occupation 40
Cook 36
Farm Labourer 34
Charwoman 33
Dressmaker 33
Nurse 33
Wife Of Above 32
Butcher 32
Coal Miner 31
Mason 30
House Maid 29

Grant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grant 100% 106,282
2 Garnet 50% 2,950
3 Grint 80% 1,719
4 Grunt 80% 404
5 Gront 80% 379
6 Grent 80% 366

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

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