Grandison Surname

101,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Grandison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. It is thought that this surname came from the Netherlands (v. Lower).

Otto de Grandisono, Cardiganshire, Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Grandisono, Gloucestershire, ibid.

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Grandison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0761:174,59517,553
Jamaica1,1451:2,507396
England4171:133,61613,153
Scotland2541:21,0782,435
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Guyana1281:5,9551,034
Panama971:40,3332,124
Trinidad and Tobago941:14,5101,858
Barbados901:3,194472
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales51:618,90625,852
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1521:24,6262,279
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2911:172,57315,534

Grandison (94) may also be a first name.

Grandison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. It is thought that this surname came from the Netherlands (v. Lower).

Otto de Grandisono, Cardiganshire, Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Grandisono, Gloucestershire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Camden places this among the great families who came hither at the Conquest from the Netherlands. The name was eminent in the XIII. cent., and at the siege of Carlaverock (A.D. 1300) "William de Grandison (Grant son) bore paly, silver and azure, surcharged with a red bend, and thereon three beautiful eaglets of fine gold." Nicolas' Siege of Carlav.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Grandjean (?); a personal name.

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

Grandison: Leland’s Grauncon; an interpolation. The Grandisons were a Burgundian family. William de Grandi­son was the first to come to England, in the reign of Edward I. John de Grandison was Bishop of Exeter in 1327.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Grandison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grandison is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Grandison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,132nd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,561,505 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Grandison are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Grandison is also the 980,251st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 94 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,076 people, or 1 in 174,595. In The United States Grandison is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 25 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Grandison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grandison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Grandison surname rose 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 673 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Grandison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Grandison last name is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Grandison are 11.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Grandison earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $23,073,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $39,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grandisson95376/
Grandieson955/
Grandaison951/
Grandeison950/
Grandeson895/
Grandizon891/
Grandisom890/
Gramdison890/
Grandisen890/
Grandezon782/
Grandesen780/
Granderzon744/
Grandycan670/

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