Grant (name)

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Grant can be both a surname and a given name. The name is of English origin, and there are several possible origins for the name.^[1]

One possible origin of the name is from a nickname derived from the Anglo-Norman graund, graunt ("tall", "large").^[1] This in turn was derived from the Old French grand, grant, which was originally derived from the Latin grandis.^[1] This nickname was likely given to a person of remarkable size or merely to distinguish two persons bearing the same name.^[1]
Another possible origin of the surname is from a medieval personal name ultimately derived from the Old English byname Granta,^[1] which might have meant "snarler".^[2]
The surname may also be an alternate spelling of the German Grandt or Grand.^[1]

Surname

Alan Grant (disambiguation), several people
Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet, Principal of the University of Edinburgh
Alexander Grant (Upper Canada politician), British army officer, businessman and politician in Upper Canada
Alicia Rae Grant aka "Anne Cook" (b. 1986), American musician and entertainer
Amy Grant (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
Anne Grant, Scottish poet
Anthony Grant (basketball)
Avram Grant (born 1955), Israeli football manager
Bernie Grant, United Kingdom politician
Beth Grant, American actress
Bob Grant (disambiguation), several people
Brian Grant, American basketball player
Bud Grant, American football coach
Bunny Grant, Jamaican boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s
Cary Grant, film actor
Chapman Grant (1887-1983), American biologist
Charles Grant (disambiguation), several people
Chris Grant, Australian rules football player
Clifford Grant, opera singer
Colquhoun Grant (British intelligence officer), British intelligence officer
John Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general), British cavalry general
Corinne Grant, Australian comedian
Corrie Grant (1850–1924),British barrister and Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby 1900–1910
Cuthbert Grant, Canadian leader in the early 19th century

Danny Grant,American Sergeant
Darren Grant, American music video director
David Grant (disambiguation), several people
Deborah Grant (actress)
Deon Grant, American football player
Derek Grant (disambiguation)
Donald Grant, Industrial Workers of the World member, Australian Labor Party politician
Duncan Grant, Scottish painter
Edward Grant (disambiguation), several people
Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British reggae musician and producer
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant aka "Lana Del Rey" (born 1986), American singer-songwriter
Faye Grant, American actress
Frank Grant, 19th century African American baseball player
Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912), American general and diplomat

Gavin Grant, several people
George Grant (disambiguation), several people
Ginger Grant, fictional character on Gilligan's Island
Glen Grant (historian), Hawaiian historian
Glendene Grant, Canadian human rights activist
Gogi Grant, American singer
Grant Goodeve (born 1952), American actor
Grant Green, (1935 – 1979) American jazz guitarist and composer
Grant Imahara, 'Build Team' member of popular show Mythbusters
Grant Lewis, American NHL ice hockey player
Grant Smith (disambiguation), several people
Heber J. Grant, seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Horace Grant, NBA basketball player
Howard Grant (disambiguation), several people
Hugh Grant, British film actor
James Grant (disambiguation), several people
Jane Grant, co-founder of The New Yorker
Jarrad Grant (born 1989), Australian footballer
Jedediah M. Grant, leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Jennifer Grant, daughter of Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon
Jesse Root Grant (1858-1934), American miner and entrepreneur
Jo Grant, fictional character in British television series Dr. Who
Joe Grant, Disney artist and writer
John Grant (disambiguation), several people
Johnny Grant (disambiguation), several people

Kenneth Grant, British occultist and head of the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis
Kenneth J. Grant (1839-1932), Canadian Presbyterian missionary and founding father of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
Kim Grant, Ghanaian footballer
Kirby Grant (1911-1985), actor
Lawrence Grant, English actor
Lee Grant, American actress
Lemuel Grant, Atlanta railroad pioneer
Linda Grant (journalist), British journalist and novelist
Lou Grant (fictional character)
Madison Grant, American lawyer, historian, and anthropologist
Marshall Grant, bassist for Johnny Cash
Maxwell Grant, pen name used by pulp magazine authors
Melanie and Martina Grant, British actress and singer twins.
Michael Grant (disambiguation), several people
Micki Grant, American singer and actress
Mike Grant, Canadian ice hockey player
Natalie Grant, Contemporary Christian singer

Peter Grant, several people
Rachel Grant (born 1977), Philippine actress
Rebecca Grant, several people
Red Grant, fictional killer in the novel and in the film From Russia with love
Reg Grant, WWII RNZAF pilot.
Richard Grant (disambiguation), several people
Robert Grant (disambiguation), several people
Rodney A. Grant (born 1959), American actor
Russell Grant, British astrologer
Shauna Grant (1963–1984), American nude model and pornographic actress
Stan Grant (disambiguation), several people
Stephen Grant (disambiguation), several people
Steven Grant (born 1953), American, comic-book writer

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