Granthum: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Granthum and Grantham are two spellings with one history. The family name meaning is “Place name”, the same as for Grantham.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Grantham was also written Granthum. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

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Granthum coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Granthum, so the heraldry linked to Grantham is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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