Given name
Granvill
“from the large village”
Granvill is a variant of Granville. One French interpretation is “from the large village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Granvill is a variant of Granville. One French interpretation is “from the large village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Granvill is a variant of Granville. An origin associated with Granville is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Granvill through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 28 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1919.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Granvill’s family of names
Granvill has a related form in Granville.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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