Grainger Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grainger Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grainger family

Profession Census Frequency
School 733
Labourer 63
General Labourer 61
Coal Miner Hewer 61
General Servant (domestic) 46
Farm Labourer 43
Farmer 40
Dressmaker 29
At School 28
Private Means 26
Domestic Servant 25
At Home 22
Joiner 21
Assisting In The Business 20
General Servant Domestic 19
Blacksmith 19
House Painter 17
Laundress 17
None 17
Charwoman 16
Dress Maker 15
Domestic 14
Coal Miner 14
Housekeeper 14
Scholar 13

Grainger Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Grainger 100% 29,663
2 Granger 88% 20,422
3 Gringer 88% 1,545
4 Greenger 75% 153
5 Graniger 75% 123
6 Grenger 75% 107

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The surname Grainger is the most popular version of all its varients

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