Grat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The Grat surname is of uncertain origins and may have arisen independently from different sources; some instances of the name are thought to derive from the place name La Grâce, in Marne.

Early Origins of the Grat family

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

Early History of the Grat family

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Grat 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 Grat family

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Grat migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grat Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter F Grat, who arrived in Illinois in 1876 1

Citations +

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)