Grand Surname

19,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Grand Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Great, Big [Middle EnglishO.French grand, grant, Latin grand-is] (Celtic) Ugly, Grim [Gaelic and Irish gránda]

Grand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,8791:4,786375
United States2,8621:126,64513,433
Pakistan2,5071:71,2582,582
Switzerland1,9381:4,238606
Russia9531:151,23117,485
England6511:85,5889,383
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Argentina4191:102,0138,617
Denmark3891:14,5111,424
Iran3551:216,28917,069
Haiti2801:38,1572,519
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Austria2131:39,9796,421
French Polynesia1721:1,633296
Venezuela1661:181,9525,182
Germany1631:493,89942,398
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
India961:7,990,264168,289
Italy871:702,95059,950
Belarus801:118,76317,417
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Israel691:124,02413,566
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Kazakhstan631:280,67523,957
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Liberia621:71,1056,042
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
Australia491:550,93340,757
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Burkina Faso471:390,4706,130
Latvia431:47,6757,247
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
China351:39,066,3302,096
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Panama111:355,6607,645
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales111:281,32115,850
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Guam81:20,0153,029
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3131:77,8778,439
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Grand (3,259) may also be a first name.

Grand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Great, Big [Middle EnglishO.French grand, grant, Latin grand-is] (Celtic) Ugly, Grim [Gaelic and Irish gránda]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) The large or fat man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(English, French, Scottish) The large or fat man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Robert, Richard, Serlo, Roger, Nicholas Grand, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon, William, Robert Grant or Le Grant (Grand) 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Grand; in the Domesday Book, Grand; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Grand Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Grand Come From? nationality or country of origin

Grand (Arabic: غراند, Georgian: გრანდ, Hindi: ग्रन्द, Russian: Гранд) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Grand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,089th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 253,084 people. The last name Grand occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Grand are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Grand is also the 125,472nd most prevalent forename globally It is held by 3,259 people.

Grand is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 13,879 people, or 1 in 4,786. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 36 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Outside of France this surname is found in 144 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Grand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,076 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grand Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Grand surname are 2.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grand earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning 310,743 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.67% less than the national average, earning R 164,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.36% more than the national average, earning $30,504,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.82% more than the national average, earning $47,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $58,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grandt912,434/
Grands9140/
Graund9135/
Ngrand9112/
Grandz917/
Grandh916/
Graind916/
Graynd915/
Grannd915/
Graand913/
Grandd911/
Grandp911/
Grandå911/
Grantd911/
Greand911/
Gårand911/
Gran8913,993/
Grayned8368/
Gracind832/
Graunds831/
Grandås831/
Grandth831/
Grahand830/
Grasend830/
Grannds830/
Grant80357,783/
Grahn808,522/
Grain804,080/
Grond801,504/
Grane801,270/
Grann801,129/
Grđan80580/
Grang80438/
Graan80297/
Grzan80212/
Graun80174/
Grean80119/
Grgan8067/
Grayn8065/
Granh8061/
Ågran8039/
Granå8021/
Ghran8017/
Grøan809/
Hgran809/
Grhan803/
Gramn803/
Ngran803/
Gramd802/
Gøran802/
Granq801/
Granì801/
Gratn801/
Graën801/
Grajn801/
Grandova7732/
Grandová7716/
Granehed779/
Grahands771/
Graine734,139/
Ground731,493/
Grante73756/
Gracin73727/
Grants73531/
Grahan73468/
Grangy73181/
Gracen73124/
Grantt7397/
Gragne7385/
Ghrang7383/
Grondt7374/
Graune7359/
Grasin7358/
Granth7348/
Granne7341/
Granøe7340/
Grahne7336/
Granck7334/
Greane7331/
Greant7326/
Gratin7324/
Grondz7322/
Graten7319/
Graïne7319/
Grayne7315/
Građan7315/
Graing7311/
Ågrahn739/
Graßen738/
Geeran736/
Gratne736/
Ghrain734/
Granhs734/
Grannt733/
Graint733/
Grasen732/
Graysn732/
Greind732/
Gronds731/
Ggrant731/
Cgrann731/
G'Rane731/
Grrant731/
Grzann731/
Greund731/
Grhang731/
Grattn731/
Greamn731/
Greanc731/
Greatn731/
Greaun731/
Ghramn731/
Grahnt731/
Ngrain731/
Ngrant731/
N'Gran731/
Graant731/
Ghranh731/
Graunn730/
Graymn730/
Graunt730/
Greann730/
Graindová7153/
Graindova7113/
Gram678,437/
Grounds673,297/
Grassin671,364/
Gron671,057/
Granova67372/
Greacen67236/
Gratten67142/
Grasing67138/
Graunte67127/
Grachen6797/
Geheran6790/
Grauten6767/
Grausen6750/
Graysen6728/
Geerhan6725/
Grainne6724/
Grassen6721/
Graigne6718/
Grachin6717/
Granthe6716/
Grán6716/
Grangue6714/
K'Grain6714/
Graaten6713/
Graunck679/
Graisin677/
Grantås677/
Grainet674/
Gråhamn674/
Grattin673/
Grasint673/
Grashyn672/
Grasien672/
Grahann672/
Ngranth671/
G'Raine671/
Gracing671/
Graycen671/
Greanne671/
Greanth671/
Grantte671/
Granque671/
Høgrann671/
Graszyn671/
Grausne671/
Graßing671/
Grañ671/
Grań671/
Greaune671/
Groundh671/
Graygne671/
Graunkc671/
Graisen671/
Grating670/
Greasen670/
Grautin670/
Graycin670/
Graicen670/
Groundt670/
Graysin670/
Grayten670/

Grand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grand in the Georgian language
გრანდgrand-
Grand in the Hindi language
ग्रन्दgranda82.05
ग्रंदgranda5.13
ग्रँडgramda2.56
गिरन्दgiranda2.56
ग्रान्डgranda2.56
गा्रंडgaranda2.56
गजेन्द्रgajendra2.56
Grand in the Russian language
Грандgrand-
Grand in the Arabic language
غراندghrand-

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