Grantham
Scottish
"gravelly homestead"
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Updated Wed Feb 18 2026
Grantham Origin and Meaning
Variation of Graham
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Grantham Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Grantham
- Leslie Grantham (b. 1947)British actor
The name Grantham in Pop Culture
- The Earl and Countess of Granthamtitles of the main characters on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- GranthamEnglish surname meaning "person from Grantham," Lincolnshire ("village built on gravel," or possibly "Granta's homestead," from an Old English personal name probably meaning literally "snarler")
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