Grantham Family History
Grantham Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire of uncertain origin. The final element is Old English hām ‘homestead’; the first may be Old English grand ‘gravel’ or perhaps a personal name Granta which probably originated as a byname meaning ‘snarler’. See also Graham .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022