Where the Grant name comes from

Grant began as a nickname meaning 'tall' or 'large', taken from the French graund. It was first given to people of unusual size. The word runs back through Anglo-Norman graunt and Old French grant to Latin grandis. The English word grand comes from the same root.

Grant is found as an English, Scottish and French surname. In Scotland it is tied to Clan Grant. In Scottish Gaelic the name is written Grannd. Grant is also a given name, transferred from the surname.