Grande Family Crest & Name History

Grande and Grand are two spellings with one history. Its meaning, shared with Grand, is “The large or fat man”.

• Grande adds “e” to Grand, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.
• Between 1891 and 2000, 887 babies born in France were registered as Grande, with the most births in 1971–1980. The name became more frequent over the century. Spanish statistics put 11,472 people with Grande in first position and 10,637 in second.

Heraldry and the Grande name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Grand surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Grande surname pack.