Gratten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Etymology of Gratten

What does the name Gratten mean?

The Gratten surname in England is a habitational name, which comes from one of several places so named in Britain. The word "gratton" is derived from the Old English "great" and "tun," which meant "enclosure" or "settlement." 1

Early Origins of the Gratten family

The surname Gratten was first found in Derbyshire where a Robert, William de Gratton was on record in the Subsidy Rolls for that County in 1327. John de Grattone was later listed in Assize Rolls for Derbyshire in 1348. 2

Early History of the Gratten family

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Gratten Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gratton, Grattan, Gratten and others.

Early Notables of the Gratten family

John Gratton (1641-1712), English Quaker, probably born not far from Chesterfield in Derbyshire in 1641. "His father appears to have been a prosperous yeoman or farmer. As a boy Gratton kept his father's sheep...
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Migration of the Gratten family to Ireland

Some of the Gratten family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Gratten family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Gratton, who settled in Maryland in 1731; Joseph Gratton, who arrived in America in 1740; John Gratton, who settled in New York in 1820 and Edward Gratton landed in Philadelphia in 1862.

Contemporary Notables of the name Gratten (post 1700) +

Leo Gratten Carroll (1886-1972), English actor, best known for his role as Alexander Waverly in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and in several Hitchcock films

Sources +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)