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Early Origins of the Grazier family

The surname Grazier was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Grazier family

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Grazier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the Grazier family

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United States Grazier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grazier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gottlieb Grazier, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 1
  • John Grazier, who landed in Arkansas in 1888 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Grazier (post 1700) +

  • James H. Grazier, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 5th District, 1952 2
  • Able Seaman Colin Grazier GC (d. 1942), posthumously awarded the George Cross for "outstanding bravery and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of danger"


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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