Gran
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Gran. Borrowed also from Tagalog Gran.
Proper noun
editGran (plural Grans)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editGran
- (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
editAnagrams
editNorwegian
editProper noun
editGran
- A municipality of Oppland, Norway
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- no:Municipalities of Norway
- no:Places in Oppland
- no:Places in Norway