Grant

Scottish from French

"large"

Grant Origin and Meaning

The name Grant is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "large".

One-time beach-boy compadre of Glenn, Greg, and Gary that originated as a nickname for a tall person, Grant has become a no-nonsense, career-oriented grown-up and one that is seeing new appreciation. It was chosen for his son by actor Morris Chestnut. It has cultural cred via artist Grant Wood, whose best known painting is 'American Gothic.'

Grant Rank in US Top 1000

# 228 in the US

Grant Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 307 on Nameberry

Grant Popularity

• 228 US 2023
• 307 Nameberry 2024
• 196 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Grant

• Grant DeVolson Wood American painter
• Grant Morrison Scottish comic book writer
• Grant Green American jazz musician and composer
• Grantley Jonathan "Grant" Nicholas Welsh musician of rock band Feeder
• Grant Goodeve American actor
• (Thomas) Grant Gustin American Actor
• Grant Scott Fuhr Canadian ice hockey player
• Grant William Masche sextuplet on reality TV show "Raising Sextuplets"
• Grant Alan Show American actor
• Grant Chestnut son of American actor Morris Chestnut
• Grant Henry Hill American pro basketballer
• Grant Robison American Olympic runner
• (Herbert) Grant Adcox American NASCAR driver
• Grant Masaru Imahara American electronics expert on TV's "Mythbusters"
• Ulysses Simpson Grant 18th President of the United States; Union Civil War general
• Cary Grant Anglo,American actor

Grant in Pop Culture

• Grant Loud character in An American Family
• Grant Mitchell character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Grant Mitchell character on Australian soap "Home & Away"
• Grant Ward an agent on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Grant Brody character in video game "Far Cry 3"
• Grant Wilson character in 2016 TV movie "Backstabbed"
• Grant rock type gym leader in Pokémon XY
• Grant Devon character on TV's "Famous in Love"
• Grant MacLaren character on "TV's Travelers"
• Steven Grant "Steve" Rogers aka Captain America Marvel Comics superhero
• Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III character on Scandal