Grasset History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Grasset

What does the name Grasset mean?

The Grasset 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 Grasset family

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

Early History of the Grasset family

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Grasset 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 Grasset family

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Grasset Ranking

France, the name Grasset is the 1,352^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,198 people with that name. 1

Grasset migration to the United States +

Grasset Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Julien Grasset, who landed in New York in 1798 2

Sources +

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