Graut

Origins of surname

Researching these surnames presents a problem because the difficulty in differentiating between Graut and Grant in handwritten records has caused considerable confusion, and continues to do so. There are also many records, especially those of an early date, which use the spelling Grault. A new family tree was added in 2023 which uses that spelling throughout.

French sources have no reference to Graut, and describe Grant as of British origin. It is believed to be derived from grand, French for big.

Graut, however, has a different origin. The older spelling of the name as Grault, holds the clue. Just as Herault, or Harold, became (H)erault, Ereaut and Eraut, so likewise Gerault, or Gerald, will have contracted to become Grauld or Grault. A similar contraction formed the place-name Grouville and Island surnames now starting with the letters "Gr", (qv).

Stevens, Arthur and Stevens, in Jersey Place Names, 1, 264, mention that this surname in the north-west of the Island is pronounced `gros` like snow, and in the south-east pronounced like cow. De la Croix mentions in his 19th century works, the Fieu ès Grault in St Ouen.

Grant or Grante is probably a distinct surname, which has been recorded in Jersey from 1292, mostly in St Ouen, where Grantez is the name of a vingtaine. There is understandable confusion.

Early records

Our database has 150 records of baptisms of Graut/Grault, and a further 60 for Grant/Grante. It is highly likely that some of each belong with the other families, and it is not clear what overlap there might be between the two.

Variations

• Grant
• Graut 1749
• Grault, 1528
• Greaut, 1601
• Greult 1479
• Greut, 1340

Family records

Family trees

• Descendants of Jean Graut
• Descendants of Josue Graut
• Descendants of Pierre Graut Added 2023

Church records

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Grant

• Grant baptisms in Jersey
• Grant marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Grant marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Grant burials in Jersey

Graut

• Graut baptisms in Jersey
• Graut marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Graut marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Graut burials in Jersey

Grault

• Grault baptisms in Jersey
• Grault marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Grault marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Grault burials in Jersey

Great War service

• Grant/Graut family members who served in World War 1

Occupation records

• Grant/Graut Occupation identity cards

Family wills

• Grant/Graut family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

Burial records

• Grant/Graut burial records 1820-1978

Family homes

• La Rigondaine, Grouville

Family album

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  Ernest Joseph Graut and family in India

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  Ernest Joseph Graut (1886-1955)

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  Ernest Joseph Graut

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  Ernest Joseph Graut

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  Maureen Lilien Grout, aged 18

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  Maureen Lilien Grout

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  Philip Graut (1852-1935)

Family gravestones

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  Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery

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  Mont a l’Abbe cemetery

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  St Lawrence

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  The grave of Great War casualty Henry George Graut at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, Pas de Calais

Tips

The church record links above will open in a new tab in your browser and generate the most up-to-date list of each set of records from our database. These lists replace earlier Family page baptism lists, which were not regularly updated. They have the added advantage that they produce a chronological listing for the family name in all parishes, so you do not have to search through A-Z indexes, parish by parish.

We have included some important spelling variants on some family pages, but it may be worth searching for records for a different spelling variant. Think of searching for variants with or without a prefix, such as Le or De. To search for further variants, or for any other family name, just click on the appropriate link below for the first letter of the family name, and a new tab will open, giving you the option to choose baptism, marriage or burial records. You will then see a list of available names for that type of record and you can select any name from that list. That will display all records of the chosen type for that family name, and you can narrow the search by adding a given name, selecting a parish or setting start and end dates in the form you will see above. You can also change the family name, or search for a partial name if you are not certain of the spelling

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New records

Since August 2020 we have added several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form

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