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The Grand surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,032 people carried this name — #14,643 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is down 8% from 2,205 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 5,945 people named Grand.

103 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 103
Loire 407
Isère 360
Paris 354
Haute-Loire 322
Allier 319
Jura 314
Rhône 308
Haute-Vienne 241

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,403 people named Grand live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.

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Where they live today

Valais 419
Vaud 317
Fribourg 279
Geneva 138
Bern 62
Zurich 51
Aargau 27
St. Gallen 23

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 347 people named Grand live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 134
Corrientes 68
Santa Fe 61
Entre Ríos 31
City of Buenos Aires 30
La Pampa 13
Córdoba 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Grand in American newspapers,
1871–1922.

Newspaper page from Bogalusa Enterprise And American carrying the name Grand
Bogalusa Enterprise And American 1922-01-12
Newspaper page from New Hampshire Farmer And Weekly Union carrying the name Grand
New Hampshire Farmer And Weekly Union 1912-10-16
Newspaper page from The Weekly Clarion carrying the name Grand
The Weekly Clarion 1871-02-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,381,458 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Grand,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jens Grand
    Jens Grand 1260–1327 · archbishop
  • Catherine Grand
    Catherine Grand 1762–1834 · courtesan
  • Jules Grand d. 1911
  • Jean Alexandre Grand d. 1820
  • Georges Grand 1716–1793 · military officer
  • Anne Grand 1742–1809

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Grand.

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