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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.

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  • 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.

    • A-B-C

  • Aaron Grant (1908–1966), American football player
  • Alan Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Sir Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet (1826–1884), Principal of the University of Edinburgh
  • Alexander Grant (Upper Canada politician) (1734–1813), British army officer, businessman and politician in Upper Canada
  • Alicia Rae Grant (born 1986), aka "Anne Cook", American musician and entertainer
  • Amy Grant (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
  • Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish poet
  • Anthony Grant (born 1966), American basketball coach
  • Anthony Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Audrey Grant (born 1940), Canadian bridge player
  • Avram Grant (born 1955), Israeli football manager
  • Bernie Grant (1944–2000), British politician
  • Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress
  • Bob Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Brian Grant (born 1972), American basketball player
  • Bud Grant (born 1927), American football coach
  • Bunny Grant (born 1940), 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 (1835–1921), American jurist
  • Clifford Grant (born 1930), opera singer
  • Colquhoun Grant (British intelligence officer) (1780–1829)
  • John Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general) (1764–1835)
  • Corinne Grant (born 1973), Australian comedian
  • Corrie Grant (1850–1924), British barrister and Liberal Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rugby 1900–1910
  • Cuthbert Grant (1793–1854), Canadian leader in the early 19th century

    • D-E-F

  • Danny Grant (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey left winger
  • Darren Grant, American music video director
  • David Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Deborah Grant (born 1947), English actress
  • Deon Grant (born 1979), American football player
  • Derek Grant (disambiguation)
  • Donald Grant (1888–1970), Industrial Workers of the World member, Australian Labor Party politician
  • Doug Grant (footballer) (born 1938), Scottish footballer
  • Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Scottish painter
  • Edward Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Eddy Grant (born 1948), Guyanese-British reggae musician and producer
  • Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born 1986), aka "Lana Del Rey", American singer-songwriter
  • Faye Grant (born 1957), American actress
  • Frank Grant (1865–1937), 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 (disambiguation), several people
  • George Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Ginger Grant, fictional character on Gilligan's Island
  • Glen Grant (historian) (1947–2003), Hawaiian historian
  • Glendene Grant (born 1957), Canadian human rights activist
  • Gogi Grant (1924–2016), American singer
  • Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
  • Heber J. Grant (1856–1945), 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 (1892–1972), co-founder of The New Yorker
  • Jarrad Grant (born 1989), Australian footballer
  • Jedediah M. Grant (1816–1856), leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Jennifer Grant (born 1966), 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 (1832–1910), 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 (born 1967), British photographer
  • Kenneth Grant (1924–2011), 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 (born 1972), Ghanaian footballer
  • Kirby Grant (1911–1985), actor
  • Lawrence Grant (1870–1952), English actor
  • Lee Grant (born ca mid-1920s), American actress
  • Lemuel Grant (1817–1893), Atlanta railroad pioneer
  • Levi Grant (1810–1891), American politician
  • Linda Grant (born 1951), British journalist and novelist
  • Lou Grant (fictional character)
  • Lou Grant (cartoonist) (1919–2001), American editorial cartoonist
  • Madison Grant (1865–1937), American lawyer, historian, and anthropologist
  • Marshall Grant (1928–2011), bassist for Johnny Cash
  • Maxwell Grant, pen name used by pulp magazine authors
  • Melanie and Martina Grant (born 1971), British actress and singer twins
  • Michael Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Micki Grant (born 1941), American singer and actress
  • Mike Grant (1873–1955), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Natalie Grant (born 1971), contemporary Christian singer

    • O-P-R-S

  • Otis Grant (born 1967), Canadian boxer
  • Otis Grant (American football) (1961–2011), American football player
  • Peter Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Rachel Grant (born 1977), Philippine actress
  • Rebecca Grant (American actress) (born 1968), sports reporter and model
  • Rebecca Grant (British actress) (born 1982), singer and dancer
  • Rebecca Grant (political expert), Airpower studies expert
  • Red Grant, fictional killer in From Russia with Love
  • Reg Grant (1914–1944), Second World War RNZAF pilot, killed in action
  • Richard Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Robert Grant (disambiguation), several people
  • Rodney A. Grant (born 1959), American actor
  • Russell Grant (born 1951), 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 (born 1977), 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 1990), American politician
  • Grant Imahara (born 1970), American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host
  • Grant Lewis (born 1985), 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 (born 1968), British Conservative Party politician
  • Grant Smith (disambiguation), several people
  • Grant Solomon (born 1995), American tennis player
  • Grant Wilson (born 1974), paranormal investigator, 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 (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), from the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., played by Brett Dalton
  • Grant Gustin (born 1990), American actor

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