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Early Origins of the Grandin family

The surname Grandin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of l'Eprevier. They were one of the leading aristocratic families of Normandy. They also branched to De Grondin, a village in the department of Gers in Aquitaine in the region of the midi-Pyrénées.

Early History of the Grandin family

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Grandin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grondin, Grondian, Grondine, Grondan, Grandon, Grandin, Grandian and many more.

Early Notables of the Grandin family

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Grandin Ranking

In France, the name Grandin is the 3,760th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1


United States Grandin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grandin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Michel Grandin, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
  • Amice and Elizabeth Grandin, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1769
Grandin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Helene Grandin, who arrived in New York state in 1825


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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