Grainger is a surname of English origin.[1] It is a variant of the surname Granger which is an occupational name for a farm bailiff.[2] The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor.[2] This officer's Anglo-Norman title was grainger, and Old French grangier, which are both derived from the Late Latin granicarius (a derivative of granica, meaning "granary").[2]
People surnamed Grainger
- Allerdale Grainger (1848–1923), full name Henry Allerdale Grainger, newspaper editor and politician in South Australia
- Brian Grainger (born 1983), American musician
- Charles F. Grainger American mayor
- Colin Grainger (1933–2022), English footballer
- Daniel Grainger (born 1986), English footballer
- David Liddell-Grainger (1930–2007), Scottish politician
- Esther Grainger (1912–1990), Welsh artist
- Gail Grainger (born 1954), English actress
- George Grainger (cricketer) (1887–1977), English cricketer
- George Grainger (footballer) (1921–1998), Australian rules footballer
- George G. Grainger (1876–1944), American football player and coach
- Holliday Grainger (born 1988), English actress
- Ian Liddell-Grainger British, politician
- James Grainger (c. 1721–1766) Scottish poet and physician
- John Grainger (1830–1891), Irish cleric and antiquarian
- John Grainger (footballer, born 1912), English professional (soccer) footballer
- John Grainger (footballer, born 1924), English professional (soccer) footballer
- John Grainger (politician) (c. 1803–1872), land owner and member of the South Australian Legislative Council
- John Harry Grainger, architect and civil engineer
- Katherine Grainger (born 1975), Scottish Olympic rower
- Martin Allerdale Grainger (1874–1941), English born Canadian journalist, author, forester
- Martin Grainger (born 1972), English (soccer) football player
- Natalie Grainger (born 1977), English professional squash player
- Nicholas Grainger (born 1994), English swimmer
- Oliver Grainger, Canadian voice actor
- Percy Grainger (1882–1961), Australian-born American composer and pianist
- Porter Grainger (1891–c.1955), African-American pianist, songwriter, playwright, and music publisher
- Richard Grainger, (1797–1861), British builder
- Roy Gordon Grainger (born 1962), New Zealand born, physicist
- Sam Grainger, (1924–1986), American comic book artist
- Thomas Grainger, (1794–1852), English civil engineer
- William W. Grainger (19??–19??), American founder of W.W. Grainger industrial supply company
Fictional people surnamed Grainger
- Chlo Grainger, fictional character on the television series Waterloo Road
- Mr. Ernest Grainger, fictional character on the television series Are You Being Served?
- 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
- ↑ Grainger Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-01
- 1 2 3 Granger Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-01
See also
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