as a Last Name
- 11,718
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Grantham
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hām ‘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.
| 3,093rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 11,718
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Grantham per capita
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