Grant Irish genealogy records

Grant households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland

Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:	38	Armagh:	82	Belfast city:	22	Clare:	2
Cork:	5	Cork city:	4	Derry:	6	Donegal:	5
Down:	189	Dublin:	20	Dublin city:	11	Fermanagh:	2
Galway:	5	Kerry:	5	Kildare:	6	Kilkenny:	139
Laois:	11	Leitrim:	8	Limerick:	2	Longford:	1
Louth:	20	Mayo:	2	Meath:	6	Monaghan:	9
Offaly:	7	Roscommon:	1	Sligo:	2	Tipperary:	33
Tyrone:	2	Waterford:	28	Westmeath:	2	Wexford:	11
Wicklow:	19

Surname Dictionary

Grant

numerous: Ulster, Dublin, The South-East, Connacht. Ir. Grant, Mag Raighne. A leading Scottish name of Norman origin, cognate with French grand, large, tall. However it has occurred in mediaeval records long before the advent of Scottish settlers in 17 cent. The name has been used for MacGranny, Granny (Mag Raighne) in Ulster. MIF.

Maps

Parishes where Grant and a second surname are found together

Variants in Griffith's
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Grant: 705

Non-Griffith's Variants

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