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Grande History Etymology Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Sources

Grande History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Grande

What does the name Grande mean?

The Grande surname comes from the Old French word "grand," which in turn comes from the Latin "grandis," meaning "large" or "tall." As such, Grande is though to have was originally been a nickname for a large or tall person, which later became a surname. There is also a village of Lagrand in the Department of Hautes Alpes that dates from early times; some instances of this surname may have come from the name of this village.

Early Origins of the Grande family

The surname Grande was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times.

The Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae lists Robert, Richard, Serlo, Roger and Nicholas Grand as living in Normandy 1180-95. 1 Similarly in ancient Britain, Grand was a personal name in the Domesday Book. 2

Early History of the Grande family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grande research. Another 232 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1521, 1545, 1555, 1560, 1572, 1582, 1598, 1626, 1629, 1655, 1669, 1699, 1789 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Grande History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grande Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grand, Grands, Grande, Grandes, Gron, Gronde, Grons, Grondes, Legrand, Legrands, Legrande, Legrandes, Legron, Legronde, Legrons and many more.

Early Notables of the Grande family

Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grande Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grande Ranking

In the United States, the name Grande is the 5,619^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 3

Grande migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grande Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Grande, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 4
Thomas Grande, who settled in Virginia in 1651

Grande Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Jacob Grande, who landed in America in 1743 4

Grande Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Perico Grande, who arrived in America in 1827 4
Juan DeLa Grande, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 4
Geo Grande, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1837 4
Francisco Grande, who landed in Florida in 1838 4
Antoine Grande, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Grande Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ulysses Grande, who landed in California in 1901 4

Grande migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Grande Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Juan Grande, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1836 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Grande (post 1700) +

Ariana Grande (b. 1993), stage name of Ariana Grande-Butera, an American Grammy Award singer and actress; she has been awarded three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award
Sidney R. Grande (b. 1927), former American head football at Jamestown College (1957-1963)
Sean David Grande (b. 1971), American television and radio sportscaster-the voice of the Boston Celtics
Louis Del Grande (b. 1943), American-born, Canadian television writer and actor, best known for starring role in Seeing Things
John A. "Johnny" Grande (1930-2006), American musician from South Philadelphia, member of Bill Haley's backing band, The Comets
George Grande (b. 1947), American sportscaster, part-time broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball
Frankie Grande (b. 1983), stage name of Frank James Michael Grande Marchione, an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host, older half-brother of singer and actress Ariana Grande
José Grande (1944-2024), Spanish racing cyclist
Guadalupe Grande (1965-2021), Spanish poet who had a degree in social anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid
José Antonio 'Toni' Grande Cereijo (b. 1947), Spanish retired footballer
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Grande family +

SS Alcoa Puritan

J.E. Grande, American Able Seaman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was working aboard the SS Alcoa Puritan (1942) traveling from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Mobile, Alabama when it was torpedoed by U-boat U-507; he survived the sinking 6

The Grande Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: In variis nunquam varius
Motto Translation: Never varied in various

Sources +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Alcoa_Puritan_(1941) - (Retrieved 2018, February 8th)