Place of Birth

Missouri
Tribal Affiliation

La’au Kansa
Surname Heritage

Scotland / Ireland

Grant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Despite claims to the contrary there is evidence that the surname claims descent from the Grants or Grands of Grand Court in St. Michel du Treport, and were the Counts of Eu. Recognizing that the Norman history does not necessarily conflict and remembering that the Normans were overrun by the Vikings in the 9th century the name Grant is still correctly interpreted as the Norman “Grand” meaning “Big” or Eminent.”

Early Origins of the Grant family

The surname Grant was first found in Inverness-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) divided between the present day Scottish Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles, and consisting of a large northern mainland area and various island areas off the west coast, the shire was anciently both a Pictish and Norwegian stronghold, where they held a family seat at Strathspey from very early times.

The earliest records of the name were found in the county of Inverness (in the modern Highland and Western Isles regions). One of the first listings of the Grant family in Scotland is that of Thomas Grant, a merchant of the king of Scotland who was deposed from his position as visor of York Castle on January 2, 1252. Later Lawrence and Robert Grant were witnesses at Inverness in 1258. Sir Laurence Grant was sheriff of Inverness in 1266.

John le Graunt was taken prisoner at Dunbar in 1297 and was held at Gloucester Castle. Maurice Grant was sheriff of Inverness in 1330. Richard le Grant (also known as Richard Grant) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1229 to 1231. [1]

The motto “Stand Fast” evolved into a surname south of the Scottish border as the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included an entry for Thomas Stanfast, Oxfordshire. [2] In Norfolk, John Standfast, of Lynn, Norfolk was recorded there 3 Edward VI (during the third year of Edward VI’s reign.) [3]

Early History of the Grant family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grant research.

Grant Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grant, Grantt, Graunt, Grannd (Gaelic) and others.

Grant World Ranking

In the United States, the name Grant is the 154^th most popular surname with an estimated 149,220 people with that name. [4] However, in Canada, the name Grant is ranked the 97^th most popular surname with an estimated 28,249 people with that name. [5] And in Quebec, Canada, the name Grant is the 986^th popular surname. [6] Newfoundland, Canada ranks Grant as 385^thwith 122 people. [7] Australia ranks Grant as 90^th with 26,905 people. [8] New Zealand ranks Grant as 56^th with 5,169 people. [9] The United Kingdom ranks Grant as 105^th with 44,691 people. [10]

Migration of the Grant family to Ireland

Some of the Grant family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.

Grant migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grant Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Seth Grant, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1632 aboard the ship “Lyon” [11]
Peter Grant who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1651
James Grant, who settled in New England in 1651
Charles Grant, who landed in Maryland in 1651 [12]
John Grant, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1652 with his servants

Grant Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Daniel Grant, who landed in Maryland in 1716 [12]
Danl Grant, who arrived in Maryland in 1716 [12]
Andrew Grant, who arrived in Georgia in 1733 [12]
Archibald Grant, who settled in Georgia in 1734
Augus Grant, who arrived in Maryland in 1747 [12]

Grant Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ann Grant, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 [12]
Bernard Grant, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1838 [12]
Anne Grant, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1849 [12]
Barbara Grant, who arrived in America in 1850 [12]
Catherine Grant, who arrived in New York in 1854 [12]

Grant migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were: