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
School 1,827
Private Means 222
General Labourer 134
Labourer 132
Farm Labourer 125
None 111
General Servant (domestic) 104
Clerk 102
Dressmaker 102
Coal Miner Hewer 73
Dock Labourer 72
Shop Assistant 65
At School 64
Domestic Servant 62
Farmer 61
At Home 60
Bricklayer 57
Housekeeper 57
Laundress 55
Student 55
Charwoman 53
Carpenter 52
Dress Maker 50
House Painter 45
Scholar 42

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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