The Granville surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,608 people carried this name — #11,977 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 113,600 people counted. That is up 11% from 2,343 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Granville surname
An English surname from Old French.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Granville» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Granville.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Martinique.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Granville live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Granville in American newspapers,
1896–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 206,843 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Granville,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joan Granville d. 1918
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Annie Amelia Granville d. 1967
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John Granville d. 1984
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Alice Jane Wodehouse d. 1901
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Augusta Granville d. 1837
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Matthewana Sarah Onslow d. 1829
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Granville.
- Granet 132 · U.S. census
- Grange 1,569 · U.S. census
- Granger 17,539 · U.S. census
- Granier 1,288 · U.S. census
- Granson 151 · U.S. census
- Grant 142,277 · U.S. census
- Grappe 170 · U.S. census
- Grappin 132 · U.S. census
- Gras 650 · U.S. census
- Grass 4,567 · U.S. census
- Grasse 548 · U.S. census
- Grasser 1,577 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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