| ![Show Contents]() Grandstaff History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of GrandstaffWhat does the name Grandstaff mean? The Grandstaff surname comes from the Old French word "grand," which in turn comes from the Latin "grandis," meaning "large" or "tall." As such, Grandstaff is though to have was originally been a nickname for a large or tall person, which later became a surname. There is also a village of Lagrand in the Department of Hautes Alpes that dates from early times; some instances of this surname may have come from the name of this village. Early Origins of the Grandstaff familyThe surname Grandstaff was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times. The Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae lists Robert, Richard, Serlo, Roger and Nicholas Grand as living in Normandy 1180-95. 1 Similarly in ancient Britain, Grand was a personal name in the Domesday Book. 2 Early History of the Grandstaff familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grandstaff research. Another 232 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1521, 1545, 1555, 1560, 1572, 1582, 1598, 1626, 1629, 1655, 1669, 1699, 1789 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Grandstaff History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grandstaff Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Grand, Grands, Grande, Grandes, Gron, Gronde, Grons, Grondes, Legrand, Legrands, Legrande, Legrandes, Legron, Legronde, Legrons and many more. Early Notables of the Grandstaff familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grandstaff Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grandstaff Rankingthe United States, the name Grandstaff is the 12,832nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Grandstaff familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Grand, who settled in Virginia in 1650; Joost Grand, who settled in the New Netherlands in 1662; Mary Grand, who settled in Virginia in 1639; Richard Grand, who settled in St. Christopher in 1654.
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