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Granger en · PROPN · etymology 1

From granger, from grange.

(countable, uncountable) An English surname originating as an occupation for a granger (farm bailiff).
(countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A city in Dallas County and Polk County, Iowa; named for railroad official C. T. Granger.
(countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Allegany County, New York state; named for American politician and Postmaster General Francis Granger.
(countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio; named for American politician and Postmaster General Gideon Granger, son of Francis Granger.
(countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A city in Yakima County, Washington; named for Washington Irrigation Company superintendent Walter Granger.
(countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Grainger		alternative	lexicographic
Grangers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From Grange + -er, related to etymology 1.

(US) A member of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.
- From the North, South, East, and West the Grangers came, on horseback and in every conceivable style of vehicle. 1873, Stephe R. Smith, Grains for the Grangers, Discussing All Points Bearing Upon the Farmers' Movement for the Emancipation of White Slaves from the Slave-Power of Monopoly, Union Publishing Company, page 237:

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Grangers	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From Grange + -er, related to etymology 1.

A locale in the United States; named for the organization. ▸ A census-designated place in Indiana.
A locale in the United States; named for the organization. ▸ A city in Texas.
A locale in the United States; named for the organization. ▸ A village in Missouri.

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