Gratton surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Gratton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,231 people carried this name — #13,588 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 131,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 2,108 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 171 people named Gratton.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Vendée.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Vendée 87
Loire-Atlantique 18
Paris 17
Loire 8
Rhône 5
Charente-Maritime 5
Gers 4
Haute-Loire 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 48 people named Gratton 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 Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 20
Buenos Aires Province 16
Córdoba 12

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

In print

Gratton in American newspapers,
1907–1922.

Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Gratton
The Evening World 1922-06-19
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Gratton
The Evening World 1922-06-20
Newspaper page from Monroe City Democrat carrying the name Gratton
Monroe City Democrat 1907-03-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,732 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Gratton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph-Olindo Gratton
    Joseph-Olindo Gratton 1855–1941 · sculptor
  • Richard Gratton d. 2012 · basketball player
  • Hector Gratton 1900–1970 · composer
  • Livio Gratton 1910–1991 · astronomer
  • Livio Gratton 1910–1991 · astronomer
  • Jean Gratton 1924–2011 · Catholic priest

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Gratton is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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