Grainger Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Arms linked to Granger and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Grainger

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Granger could easily become Grainger. In origin, the name means “keeper of the granary”.

Grainger is listed among the recognised spellings of Granger. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Grange. In the 2010 US Census, 3,972 Americans gave Grainger as their last name (rank 8,337).

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