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Granger Family History
Granger Genealogy & Family TreeGranger is an English name from Norfolk, England. It comes from the Latin granicarus which means "the grange" and referred to someone with the occupation of a rent collector for farmlands, or granges. The earliest known ancestor--William le Grangier--was recorded in 1100. Roots for the name can also be found in France. The family motto is Honestas optima politia which means "Honesty is the best policy."
Other spellings of the name include "Grainger." Notable people with the surname include American actor Farley Granger (Strangers on a Train, Rope, One Life to Live), American basketball player Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat), and fictional character Hermione Granger (the Harry Potter series). The first Granger to come to America was Niccolas Granger in Virginia in 1618.
Granger Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lorin Granger -- --, 1883 January 6, 1952 Indiana
- Edmund Stacey Granger -- --, 1880 November 0, 1970 Ohio
- Norma Inez Granger -- --, 1975 January 8, 1994 Louisiana
- Abner Granger -- --, 1735 October 15, 1816 Connecticut
- John Dodson Granger -- --, 1797 December 0, 1885 Virginia
Granger Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Edwin John Granger -- --, 1855 December 0, 1903
- Sally Granger -- --, 1798 May 9, 1880 New York
- Ebenezer Granger -- --, 1752 May 26, 1771 Connecticut
- Agnes Inwright Granger -- --, 1844 December 0, 1844
- Elizabeth Granger -- --, 1856 August 3, 1931
