Grant (surname)

Grant can be both a surname and a given name. The name is of English and Scottish origin, and there are several possible origins for the name.

• One possible origin of the name is from a nickname derived from the Anglo-Norman graund, graunt ("tall", "large"). This in turn was derived from the Old French grand, grant, which was originally derived from the Latin grandis. This nickname was likely given to a person of remarkable size or merely to distinguish two persons bearing the same name.
• Another possible origin of the surname is from a medieval personal name ultimately derived from the Old English byname Granta, which might have meant "snarler".
• The surname may also be an alternate spelling of the German Grandt or Grand.

Surname

A-B-C

• Aaron Grant (1908–1966), American football player
• Alan Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet, Principal of the University of Edinburgh
• Alexander Grant (Upper Canada politician), British army officer, businessman and politician in Upper Canada
• Alicia Rae Grant aka "Anne Cook" (b. 1986), American musician and entertainer
• Amy Grant (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
• Anne Grant, Scottish poet
• Anthony Grant (basketball)
• Anthony Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Audrey Grant, (born 1940), Canadian bridge player
• Avram Grant (born 1955), Israeli football manager
• Bernie Grant, United Kingdom politician
• Beth Grant, American actress
• Bob Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Brian Grant, American basketball player
• Bud Grant (born 1927), American football coach
• Bunny Grant, Jamaican boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s
• Cary Grant (1904–1986), British–American film actor
• Chapman Grant (1887–1983), American biologist
• Charles Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Christopher Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Claudius B. Grant, American jurist
• Clifford Grant, opera singer
• Colquhoun Grant (British intelligence officer), British intelligence officer
• John Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general), British cavalry general
• Corinne Grant, Australian comedian
• Corrie Grant (1850–1924),British barrister and Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby 1900–1910
• Cuthbert Grant, Canadian leader in the early 19th century

D-E-F

• Danny Grant,American Sergeant
• Darren Grant, American music video director
• David Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Deborah Grant (actress)
• Deon Grant, American football player
• Derek Grant (disambiguation)
• Donald Grant, Industrial Workers of the World member, Australian Labor Party politician
• Duncan Grant, Scottish painter
• Edward Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Eddy Grant, Guyanese-British reggae musician and producer
• Elizabeth Woolridge Grant aka "Lana Del Rey" (born 1986), American singer-songwriter
• Faye Grant, American actress
• Frank Grant, 19th century African American baseball player
• Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), American general and diplomat

G-H-J

• Gary Grant (born 1958), British actor and voice actor (aka Gary Martin)
• Gavin Grant, several people
• George Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Ginger Grant, fictional character on Gilligan's Island
• Glen Grant (historian), Hawaiian historian
• Glendene Grant, Canadian human rights activist
• Gogi Grant (1924–2016), American singer
• Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
• Heber J. Grant, seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Horace Grant (born 1965), American basketball player and twin brother of Harvey
• Howard Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Hugh Grant (born 1960), British film actor
• James Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Jane Grant, co-founder of The New Yorker
• Jarrad Grant (born 1989), Australian footballer
• Jedediah M. Grant, leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Jennifer Grant, daughter of Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon
• Three American basketball players, all sons of Harvey Grant:
  • Jerai Grant (born 1989)
  • Jerami Grant (born 1994)
  • Jerian Grant (born 1992)
• Jesse Root Grant (1858–1934), American miner and entrepreneur
• Job Grant, Wisconsin farmer and state legislator
• Jo Grant, fictional character in British television series Dr. Who
• Joanne Grant (1930–2005), African-American journalist and Communist activist
• Joe Grant (1908–2005), Disney artist and writer
• John Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Johnny Grant (disambiguation), several people

K-L-M-N

• Ken Grant (b.1967), British photographer
• Kenneth Grant, British occultist and head of the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis
• Kenneth J. Grant (1839–1932), Canadian Presbyterian missionary and founding father of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
• Kim Grant, Ghanaian footballer
• Kirby Grant (1911–1985), actor
• Lawrence Grant, English actor
• Lee Grant, American actress
• Lemuel Grant, Atlanta railroad pioneer
• Levi Grant, American politician
• Linda Grant (journalist), British journalist and novelist
• Lou Grant (fictional character)
• Lou Grant (cartoonist) (1919-2001), American editorial cartoonist
• Madison Grant, American lawyer, historian, and anthropologist
• Marshall Grant, bassist for Johnny Cash
• Maxwell Grant, pen name used by pulp magazine authors
• Melanie and Martina Grant, British actress and singer twins.
• Michael Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Micki Grant, American singer and actress
• Mike Grant, Canadian ice hockey player
• Natalie Grant, Contemporary Christian singer

O-P-R-S

• Otis Grant (born 1967), Canadian boxer
• Otis Grant (American football) (1961–2011), American football player
• Peter Grant, several people
• Rachel Grant (born 1977), Philippine actress
• Rebecca Grant (American actress) (born 1968), American actress, sports reporter and model
• Rebecca Grant (British actress) (born 1982), British actress, singer and dancer
• Rebecca Grant (political expert), Airpower studies expert
• Red Grant, fictional killer in the novel and in the film From Russia with love
• Reg Grant, WWII RNZAF pilot.
• Richard Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Rodney A. Grant (born 1959), American actor
• Russell Grant, British astrologer
• Sarah D. Grant (1943-2016), American judge
• Shauna Grant (1963–1984), American nude model and pornographic actress
• Stan Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Stephen Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Steven Grant (born 1953), American, comic-book writer

T-U-V-W

• Ted Grant (1913–2006), South African Trotskyist politician
• Tiffany Grant (born 1968), American voice actor
• Tim Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Tom Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Tony Grant (disambiguation), several people
• Tyrone Grant, basketball player
• Tzufit Grant (born 1964), Israeli actress
• Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American general and 18th President of the United States
• Ulysses S. Grant (disambiguation), several other people
• Valentine Grant (1881–1949), American silent film actress
• W. V. Grant (born 1946), American televangelist sentenced for tax evasion
• William Grant (disambiguation), several people

Given name

• Grant Adcox (1950–1989), American NASCAR driver
• Grant Bradburn (born 1966), New Zealand cricketer
• Grant Fellows (1865-1929), American jurist
• Grant Flower (born 1970), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Grant Fuhr (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Grant Goodeve (born 1952), American actor
• Grant Green (1935–1979), American jazz guitarist and composer
• Grant Hill (born 1972), American basketball player
• Grant Hodges (born c. 1991), American politician
• Grant Imahara, 'Build Team' member of popular show Mythbusters
• Grant Lewis, American NHL ice hockey player
• Grant Marshall (born 1959), English musician better known as Daddy G
• Grant Mitchell (disambiguation), several people
• Grant Saxena (born 1983), American Music Producer
• Grant Schubert (born 1980), Australian hockey player
• Grant Shapps, British Conservative Party politician
• Grant Smith (disambiguation), several people
• Grant Solomon, American tennis player
• Grant Wilson, Paranormal Investigator with and co-founder of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) and former star and producer of Ghost Hunters.
• Grant Wood (1891-1942), American painter.
• Agent Grant Ward, from the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., played by Brett Dalton.