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Grantham Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of
uncertain origin. The final element is Old English ham
‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or
perhaps a personal name Granta, which probably originated as a
byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Grantham Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Grantham families
 61 - 119  21 - 60 |
 1 - 20  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Grantham families
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193 - 383 65 - 192 |
1 - 64 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Grantham families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Grantham Family Origin
Grantham Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Grantham
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Grantham Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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