| ![Show Contents]() Grandy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Grandy familyThe surname Grandy 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. The Grandin family of American entrepreneurs are generally thought to have emigrated to America from the Isle of Jersey in the Channel Islands in the early 1700s settling in Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The Grandin Brothers, John Livingston Grandin (1836-1912), and William James Grandin (1838-1904) and Elijah Bishop Grandin (1840-1917) rose to become oil prospectors, bankers, financiers and wheat farmers. Early History of the Grandy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grandy research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grandy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grandy Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Grondin, Grondian, Grondine, Grondan, Grandon, Grandin, Grandian and many more. Early Notables of the Grandy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Grandy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grandy Rankingthe United States, the name Grandy is the 12,831st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Grandy is ranked the 182nd most popular surname with an estimated 222 people with that name. 2
| Grandy migration to the United States | + |
Grandy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jon Grandy, who landed in Virginia in 1635 3
Grandy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Grandy, aged 22, who arrived in Georgia in 1732 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Grandy (post 1700) | + |
- Paul A. Grandy, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948 4
- Frederick Lawrence Grandy (b. 1948), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1987-95; Candidate in primary for Governor of Iowa, 1994 5
- Elmer E. Grandy, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916 5
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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