Gran — Family Name, Records and Arms

Gran is a Norwegian surname. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller near the spruce tree”. It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived.

INSEE counts 255 people born in France with the Gran surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1921–1930. Births ran at 17 in 1891–1900 and 23 in 1991–2000. Spanish statistics put 872 people with Gran in first position and 837 in second. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why Gran is counted in both positions.

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Gran family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. Want more than a summary? See the Gran family name pack.