Granholm

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Granholm, an ornamental surname composed of the elements gran (“spruce”) + holm (“islet”).

Proper noun

Granholm (plural Granholms)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Granholm is the 41728^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Granholm is most common among White (92.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Granholm”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 76.