Grant (name)
Grant can be both a surname and a given name. The name is of English and Scottish 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
A-B-C
- Aaron Grant (1908–1966), American football player
- Abbi Grant (born 1995), Scottish footballer
- Alan Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet (1826–1884), Principal of the University of Edinburgh
- Alexander Grant (Upper Canada politician) (1734–1813), British army officer, businessman and politician in Upper Canada
- Alicia Rae Grant (born 1986), aka "Anne Cook", American musician and entertainer
- Amy Grant (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
- Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish poet
- Anthony Grant (born 1966), American basketball coach
- Anthony Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Audrey Grant (born 1940), Canadian bridge player
- Avram Grant (born 1955), Israeli football manager
- Bernie Grant (1944–2000), British politician
- Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress
- Bob Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Brian Grant (born 1972), American basketball player
- Bud Grant (born 1927), American football coach
- Bunny Grant (born 1940), Jamaican boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s
- Cary Grant (1904–1986), British–American film actor
- Chapman Grant (1887–1983), American biologist
- Charles Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Christopher Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Claudius B. Grant (1835–1921), American jurist
- Clifford Grant (born 1930), opera singer
- Colquhoun Grant (British intelligence officer) (1780–1829)
- John Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general) (1764–1835)
- Corinne Grant (born 1973), Australian comedian
- Corrie Grant (1850–1924), British barrister and Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby 1900–1910
- Cuthbert Grant (1793–1854), Canadian leader in the early 19th century
- Cy Grant (1919–2010)m Guyanese actor, musician and writer
D-E-F
- Danny Grant (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey left winger
- Darren Grant, American music video director
- David Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Deborah Grant (born 1947), English actress
- Deon Grant (born 1979), American football player
- Derek Grant (disambiguation)
- Donald Grant (1888–1970), Industrial Workers of the World member, Australian Labor Party politician
- Doug Grant (footballer) (born 1938), Scottish footballer
- Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Scottish painter
- Edward Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Eddy Grant (born 1948), Guyanese-British reggae musician and producer
- Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born 1986), aka "Lana Del Rey", American singer-songwriter
- Emma Grant (footballer) (born 1989), Australian footballer
- Faye Grant (born 1957), American actress
- Frank Grant (1865–1937), African-American baseball player
- Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), American general and diplomat
G-H-J
- Gary Grant (born 1958), British actor and voice actor, aka Gary Martin
- Gavin Grant (disambiguation), several people
- George Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Ginger Grant, fictional character on Gilligan's Island
- Glen Grant (historian) (1947–2003), Hawaiian historian
- Glendene Grant (born 1957), Canadian human rights activist
- Gogi Grant (1924–2016), American singer
- Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
- Heber J. Grant (1856–1945), seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Horace Grant (born 1965), American basketball player and twin brother of Harvey
- Howard Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Hugh Grant (born 1960), British film actor
- James Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Janarion Grant (born 1993), American football player
- Jane Grant (1892–1972), co-founder of The New Yorker
- Jarrad Grant (born 1989), Australian footballer
- Jedediah M. Grant (1816–1856), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Jennifer Grant (born 1966), daughter of Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon
- Three American basketball players, all sons of Harvey Grant:
- Jerai Grant (born 1989)
- Jerami Grant (born 1994)
- Jerian Grant (born 1992)
- Jesse Root Grant (1858–1934), American miner and entrepreneur
- Job Grant (1832–1910), Wisconsin farmer and state legislator
- Jo Grant, fictional character in British television series Dr. Who
- Joanne Grant (1930–2005), African-American journalist and Communist activist
- Joe Grant (1908–2005), Disney artist and writer
- John Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Grant (disambiguation), several people
K-L-M-N
- Ken Grant (born 1967), British photographer
- Kenneth Grant (1924–2011), 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 (born 1972), Ghanaian footballer
- Kirby Grant (1911–1985), actor
- Lawrence Grant (1870–1952), English actor
- Lee Grant (born ca mid-1920s), American actress
- Lemuel Grant (1817–1893), Atlanta railroad pioneer
- Levi Grant (1810–1891), American politician
- Linda Grant (born 1951), British journalist and novelist
- Lou Grant (fictional character)
- Lou Grant (cartoonist) (1919–2001), American editorial cartoonist
- Lourett Russell Grant, American recording artist
- Madison Grant (1865–1937), American lawyer, historian, and anthropologist
- Marshall Grant (1928–2011), bassist for Johnny Cash
- Maxwell Grant, pen name used by pulp magazine authors
- Melanie and Martina Grant (born 1971), British actress and singer twins
- Michael Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Micki Grant (born 1941), American singer and actress
- Mike Grant (1873–1955), Canadian ice hockey player
- Natalie Grant (born 1971), contemporary Christian singer
O-P-R-S
- Olga Grant, Canadian baseball player
- Oshane Grant, Guild President UWI Mona 2017-18, Politician
- Otis Grant (born 1967), Canadian boxer
- Otis Grant (American football) (1961–2011), American football player
- Peter Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Rachel Grant (born 1977), Philippine actress
- Rebecca Grant (American actress) (born 1968), sports reporter and model
- Rebecca Grant (British actress) (born 1982), singer and dancer
- Rebecca Grant (political expert), Airpower studies expert
- Red Grant, fictional killer in From Russia with Love
- Reg Grant (1914–1944), Second World War RNZAF pilot, killed in action
- Richard Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Rodney A. Grant (born 1959), American actor
- Russell Grant (born 1951), British astrologer
- Sarah D. Grant (1943–2016), American judge
- 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
T-U-V-W
- Ted Grant (1913–2006), South African Trotskyist politician
- Tiffany Grant (born 1968), American voice actor
- Tim Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Tom Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Tony Grant (disambiguation), several people
- Tyrone Grant (born 1977), basketball player
- Tzufit Grant (born 1964), Israeli actress
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American general and 18th President of the United States
- Ulysses S. Grant (disambiguation), several other people
- Valentine Grant (1881–1949), American silent film actress
- W. V. Grant (born 1946), American televangelist sentenced for tax evasion
- William Grant (disambiguation), several people
Given name
- Grant Adcox (1950–1989), American NASCAR driver
- Grant Bovey (born 1961), British businessman and television personality
- Grant Bradburn (born 1966), New Zealand cricketer
- Grant Fellows (1865–1929), American jurist
- Grant Flower (born 1970), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Grant Fuhr (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Grant Geissman (born 1953), American guitarist and composer
- Grant Golden (born 1929), American tennis player
- Grant Goodeve (born 1952), American actor
- Grant Green (1935–1979), American jazz guitarist and composer
- Grant Gustin (born 1990), American actor
- Grant Haley (born 1996), American football player
- Grant Harris, American DJ
- Grant Hill (born 1972), American basketball player
- Grant Hodges (born 1990), American politician
- Grant Imahara (born 1970), American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host
- Grant Kirkhope (born 1962), British video game music composer
- Grant Lewis (born 1985), American NHL ice hockey player
- Grant Marshall (born 1959), English musician better known as Daddy G
- Grant Mitchell (disambiguation), several people
- Grant Schubert (born 1980), Australian hockey player
- Grant Shapps (born 1968), British Conservative Party politician
- Grant Smith (disambiguation), several people
- Grant Solomon (born 1995), American tennis player
- Grant Wilson (born 1974), paranormal investigator, co-founder of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS), and former star and producer of Ghost Hunters
- Grant Wood (1891–1942), American painter
- Agent Grant Ward (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), from the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., played by Brett Dalton
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grant Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-06
- ↑ Grantham Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-06
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