Grainger (name)

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Grainger is a surname of English origin.^[1] It is a variant of the surname Granger which is an occupational name for a farm bailiff.^[2] The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor.^[2] This officer's Anglo-Norman title was grainger, and Old French grangier, which are both derived from the Late Latin granicarius (a a derivative of granica, meaning "granary").^[2]

1 People surnamed Grainger
2 Fictional people surnamed Grainger
3 Notes
4 See also

[edit] People surnamed Grainger

Anne Liddell-Grainger, (born 1932),
Charles F. Grainger, American, mayor.
Chris Grainger, (born 1971), music producer and songwriter.
Colin Grainger, (born 1933), English, footballer.
Daniel Grainger,(born 1986), English, footballer.
David Liddell-Grainger, (1930–2007), Scottish, politician.
Gail Grainger, (born 1954), English, actress.
George Grainger, (1887–1977), English, cricketer.
Holly Grainger, (born 1988), English actress.
Ian Liddell-Grainger, British, politician.
James Grainger, (1721–1766), British, poet.
James Grainger, (born 1995 - ? ) English footballer plays for Tns (lives Llandrinio )
Katherine Grainger, (born 1975), Scottish, Olympic rower.
Martin Allerdale Grainger, (1874–1941), English born Canadian, journalist, author, forester.
Martin Grainger, (born 1972), English, football player.
Natalie Grainger, (born 1977), English, professional squash player.
Oliver Grainger, Canadian, voice actor.
Percy Grainger, (1882–1961), Australian born, pianist.
Richard Grainger, (1797–1861), British, builder.
Robert Grainger Ker Thompson, (1916–1992), British, soldier and counter-insurgency expert.
Sam Grainger, (1924–1986), American, comic book artist.
Sebastien Grainger, (born 1979), Canadian, musician.
William Grainger Blount, (1784–1827), American, politician.

[edit] Fictional people surnamed Grainger

Becky Granger, fictional character on the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street.
Mika Grainger, fictional character on the television series Waterloo Road.
Scott Grainger, Sr., character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless.