# Granger (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/granger/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as an occupation for a granger (farm bailiff).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,539 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,055 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,603 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (16,721 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Grainger |

## Etymology

From granger, from grange.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Granger in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Granger in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Granger

- Clive Granger, British economist
- Farley Granger, American actor (1925–2011)
- Stewart Granger, British actor (1913–1993)
- Danny Granger, American basketball player (born 1983)
- Kay Granger, American politician (1943–2026)
- David Granger, bobsledder
- Dorothy Granger, American actress (1912–1995)
- Walter Granger, American paleontologist (1872-1941)
- Kimmy Granger, American pornographic actress
- Francis Granger, American politician (1792-1868)
- Gideon Granger, American Postmaster General (1767-1822)
- Ann Granger, British author (1939–2025)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Grainger, Grange, Gehringer, Grimes, Grooms, Garnica, Grimsley, Gehring, Gurung, Grams, Greenspan, Goehring.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.