Grainger (name)

Grainger (name)

Grainger is a surname of English origin. [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Grainger-name-meaning.ashx Grainger Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved on 2007-12-01] It is a variant of the surname "Granger" which is an occupational name for a farm bailiff. [http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Grainger-name-meaning.ashx Granger Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved on 2007-12-01] The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor. This officer's Anglo-Norman title was "grainger", and Old French "grangier", which are both derived from the Late Latin "granicarius" (a a derivative of "granica", meaning "granary").

People surnamed Grainger

*Anne Liddell-Grainger, (born 1932),
*Charles F. Grainger, American, mayor.
*Chris Grainger, (born 1971), music producer and songwriter.
*Colin Grainger, (born 1933), English, footballer.
*Daniel Grainger,(born 1986), English, footballer.
*David Liddell-Grainger, (1930–2007), Scottish, politician.
*Gail Grainger, (born 1954), English, actress.
*George Grainger, (1887–1977), English, cricketer.
*Holly Grainger, (born 1988), English actress.
*Ian Liddell-Grainger, British, politician.
*Katherine Grainger, (born 1975), Scottish, Olympic rower.
*Martin Allerdale Grainger, (1874–1941), English born Canadian, journalist, author, forester.
*Martin Grainger, (born 1972), English, football player.
*Natalie Grainger, (born 1977), English, professional squash player.
*Oliver Grainger, Canadian, voice actor.
*Percy Grainger, (1882–1961), Australian born, pianist.
*Richard Grainger, (1797–1861), British, builder.
*Robert Grainger Ker Thompson, (1916–1992), British, soldier and counter-insurgency expert.
*Sam Grainger, (1924–1986), American, comic book artist.
*Sebastien Grainger, (born 1979), Canadian, musician.
*William Grainger Blount, (1784–1827), American, politician.

Fictional people surnamed Grainger

*Becky Granger, fictional character on the ITV1 soap opera "Coronation Street".
*Chlo Grainger, fictional character on the television series "Waterloo Road".
*Mika Grainger, fictional character on the television series "Waterloo Road".
*Scott Grainger, Sr., character from the American soap opera "The Young and the Restless".

Notes

ee also

*Granger (name)


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