Grot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Germany
England

Etymology of Grot

What does the name Grot mean?

Directly translated the word gros means "large". It is thought that the name was originally used for a merchant that sold popular fruits or other various food items. 1

Early Origins of the Grot family

The surname Grot was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France but one of the first records of the name was found in England where William le Gros (died 1179) was the Count of Aumale (Earl of Albemarle), Earl of York, and Lord of Holderness.

The name de Grosso was also found in Normandy around 1180 and it is assumed by some sources that this could be an early root for the name Gros in France. 2

Early History of the Grot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grot research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1419, 1554, 1588, 1601, 1629, 1634, 1714, 1771, 1808, 1809, 1810 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Grot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gros, Graux, Graulx, Grot, Graut, Grauts, Grault, Graults, Grau, Graus, Graue, Graues, Gross, de Gros and many more.

Early Notables of the Grot family

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Grot migration to the United States +

Grot Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

George Grot, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 3

Grot Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Sophia Grot, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1921 3

Sources +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
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)