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 2,440
General Labourer 218
Agricultural Labourer 191
Living On Own Means 150
Domestic Servant 144
Dress Maker 136
Labourer 109
Coal Miner 109
General Servant Domestic 102
Living On Her Own Means 100
General Servant 82
Laundress 68
Carpenter 66
Farmer 60
Clerk 49
Cook Domestic Servant 44
House Keeper 44
Farm Labourer 41
Baker 41
Tailor 39
Gardener 39
General Domestic Servant 38
Shoe Maker 37
Errand Boy 36
Farm Servant 36

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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