Gran

See also: gran, grán, grań, gràn, grãn, Grän, and grån

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Gran. Borrowed also from Tagalog Gran.

Proper noun

Gran (countable and uncountable, plural Grans)

1. A surname.
2. A municipality and village therein, in Innlandet, Norway.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gran is the 15418^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1900 individuals. Gran is most common among White (79.74%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Gran.

Proper noun

Gran

1. (obsolete) Esztergom
   • 1869, Julia Clara Byrne, Pictures of Hungarian Life, page 107:

     For a long time Gran was the residence of the Court, though it subsequently yielded to the sway of the Mongols.

Alternative forms

• Grann

Anagrams

• ARNG, NARG, gRNA, garn, gnar, grna, narg, rang

Norwegian

Proper noun

Gran

1. A municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland