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 2,704
Agricultural Labourer 257
Domestic Servant 176
General Labourer 169
Labourer 159
Dress Maker 131
General Servant 105
Annuitant 104
Laundress 88
Coal Miner 78
Carpenter 68
General Servant Domestic 57
Farm Labourer 50
Tailor 49
Servant 42
Charwoman 40
Bricklayer 39
Clerk 39
Gardener 39
House Keeper 38
Cook Domestic Servant 36
No Occupation 35
Shoe Maker 34
None 33
Painter 33

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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