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Origin and Meaning of Granville

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The commune of France is from Old French Granville, Grandvilla, Grande Villa, Grandivilla, from grant (“grand”) + ville (“settlement”). The surname is of Norman baronial origin, from Grainville, a former commune in Normandy, from the given name Guarin + ville, meaning “Guarin's town”. Guarin ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard”).

  1. An English surname​.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A commune of Normandy, France.
  4. A suburb of Sydney, located New South Wales; named for British statesman Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.
  5. A town and village in New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
  6. A village in Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts.
  7. A town in Massachusetts; named for the John Carteret.
  8. A village in Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts.
  9. A town in West Virginia.
  10. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
  11. A city in Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville.
  12. A town in Vermont.
  13. A city in North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge.
  14. A town in Wisconsin, a neighborhood of Milwaukee; named for the town in New York.
  15. A village in Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp.
  16. A village in Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly.
  17. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
  18. A locality in Queensland.
  19. An unincorporated community in Arizona.
  20. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana; named for local businessman Granville Hastings.
  21. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Granville Giles.
  22. An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
  23. An unincorporated community in Virginia.
  24. A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  25. The name of Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886; named for Granville Leveson-Gower.

Granville was also found in the following language(s): French

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Notable Persons Named Granville

Notable Persons Named Granville

Robert Pine

Robert Pine is an actor. His career lasted from 1964 to 1964. Robert was given the name Granville Whitelaw Pine on July 10th, 1941 in New York City, New York, US.

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Oral Roberts

Oral Roberts was a cleric. Oral was given the name Granville Oral Roberts on January 24th, 1918 in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, U.S. He died on December 15th, 2009.

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Granville Tailer Woods

Granville Tailer Woods was an invention and inventor. Granville was born Granville Tailer Woods on April 23rd, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio. He left this life on January 30th, 1910.

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Grant Withers

Grant Withers was an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1925 to 1959. Grant was given the name Granville G. Withers on January 17th, 1904 in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. He breathed his last breath on March 27th, 1959.

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Granville Arkwright

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Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess Huntly

Granville was born on February 4th, 1944.

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  • Granville Redmond
    Artist
  • Granville Roland Fortescue
  • Mickey Roker
    Drummer
  • Granville Bates
    Film Actor
  • Granville Stuart
    Pioneer
  • Granville Liggins
    Football Player
  • Granville Henderson Oury
    Congressman
  • Sir Granville Ryrie
    Member of Parliament
  • Granville Elliott
    Military Person
  • Granville Owen Haller
    Military Person
  • Granville Eastwood Bradshaw
  • Granville George Greenwood
    Barrister; Politician; Writer
  • Granville De Silva
    Cricketer
  • Granville Carter

Notable Persons With the Last Name Granville

Notable Persons With the Last Name Granville

Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville was an actress. Her career lasted from 1932 to 1981. Bonita was born on February 2nd, 1923 in New York. She breathed her last breath on October 11th, 1988.

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Evelyn Boyd Granville

Evelyn Boyd Granville is a scientist in the field of mathematics. Evelyn was born on May 1st, 1924 in Washington, D.C., U.S.

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The Earl Granville

The Earl Granville was a Lord President of the Council. He passed away on March 31st, 1891.

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The Countess Granville

The Countess Granville was an office holder. The was born on May 6th, 1890. She died on November 17th, 1967.

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Joseph Granville

Joseph Granville was a writer and analyst. Joseph was born on August 20th, 1923 in United States. He left this life on September 7th, 2013.

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John Granville

John was born on September 25th, 1974. He breathed his last breath on January 1st, 2008.

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Common last names for Granville

Common first names for Granville

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Granville U.S.
█  White 52.88% 64.26%
█  African American 40.03% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.58% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.15% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.03% 16.26%

Of Last Name Granville

People with the last name Granville are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Granville

  • How Popular is the name Granville? Granville is the 3,677th most popular name of all time. As a last name Granville was the 11,977th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Granville have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 5,485 babies born with the first name Granville in the United States. That's more than enough people named Granville to occupy the territory of Montserrat (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,922 (as of May 12, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Granville? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 27 new born babies.
  • When was Granville first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Granville is Tuesday, September 19th, 1865.
  • What year had the most people named Granville born? The highest recorded use of the first name Granville was in 1918 with a total of 148 babies.
  • Random Granville Factoid: According to the 1925 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Granville ranks 67th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Delaware. Imagine that, 5 babies in Delaware have the same name in 1925.
  • Weird things about the name Granville: The name spelled backwards is Ellivnarg. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Naglvelri. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Granville? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,608 people with the last name Granville.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Granville? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Granville as their last name since less than 1 person in 114k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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