Granger Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Granger

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Where did the English Granger family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Granger family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Granger surname comes from the Anglo-Norman French word "grainger," from the Late Latin "granicarius." It was an occupational name for a farm bailiff, responsible for overseeing the collection of farm rents. In Scotland, the monks who farmed the old abbeys frequently called their farm operations "The Grange." They housed cattle and stored grain at the grange, and around the farmstead was generally a cluster numerous cottages for the laborers and their families. The monk or lay brother in charge was known as "the granger."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grainger, Granger and others.

First found in Norfolk, where the first on record was William le grangier, in circa 1100. Other early instances of the name include Reginald le Granger listed in the Feet of Fines Suffolk in 1219; and Walter le Graunger in the Assize Rolls of Bedfordshire of 1247.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Grainger who settled in America in 1694; Henry Grainger settled in Virginia in 1639; Mary Grainger settled in Jamaica in 1685; Mary Grainger settled in Pennsylvania in 1772.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Granger

Francis Granger (1792-1868), American political leader
Farley Granger (b. 1925), American actor
Kay Granger (b. 1943), American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
Michele Granger, American softball player
Stewart Granger, English film actor
Charles Ronald McKay Granger (1912-1995), Canadian politician
Sir Clive William John Granger (b. 1934), Welsh-born economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California at San Diego
David A Granger (b. 1945), former Commander of the Guyana Defence Force

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Granger family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Granger coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Granger genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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