Gran
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Gran. Borrowed also from Tagalog Gran.
Proper noun
Gran (countable and uncountable, plural Grans)
- A surname.
- A municipality and village therein, in Innlandet, Norway.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gran is the 15418th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1900 individuals. Gran is most common among White (79.74%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.53%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Gran
- (obsolete) Esztergom
- 1869, Julia Clara Byrne, Pictures of Hungarian Life, page 107:
- For a long time Gran was the residence of the Court, though it subsequently yielded to the sway of the Mongols.
Alternative forms
- Grann
Anagrams
Norwegian
Proper noun
Gran
- a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland