Find out how popular the last name Grandoit is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Grandoit.

Grandoit, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Grandoit surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Grandoit in America

Grandoit is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Grandoit surname appeared 141 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Grandoit.

The history of the last name Grandoit

The surname GRANDOIT has its origins in northern France, emerging in the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old French words "grand" meaning large or great, and "oïr" meaning to hear or listen. The name likely referred to someone with a loud or booming voice that could be heard from a distance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GRANDOIT name can be found in the Rolls of the Norman Exchequer from 1195, where a Jean Grandoit is listed as a landowner in the region of Normandy. The name also appears in various municipal records and parish registers throughout the 13th and 14th centuries, often spelled as "Graundoit" or "Graundoyt".

During the Middle Ages, the GRANDOIT family established themselves as minor nobility in the northern French provinces of Picardy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Notable members from this era include Gilles GRANDOIT (c. 1320 - 1385), a knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War under the banner of the French King Charles V.

As the surname spread across France, it also took on localized variations, such as "Grandoyt" in the Île-de-France region and "Grandouyt" in the Loire Valley. One prominent figure from this time was Étienne GRANDOIT (c. 1450 - 1518), a wealthy merchant and alderman in the city of Rouen.

The GRANDOIT name made its way to Britain in the late 16th century, likely carried by Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecution in France. Records show a William GRANDOIT (1572 - 1641) settling in London and becoming a prosperous vintner.

Over the centuries, the GRANDOIT surname has produced a number of notable individuals, including the French philosopher and writer Jacques GRANDOIT (1678 - 1746), the Belgian painter Émile GRANDOIT (1819 - 1892), and the American author and journalist Edith GRANDOIT (1867 - 1944).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Grandoit

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Grandoit.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Grandoit was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Grandoit was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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