Granderson: What`s in a Name?

What`s in a name? Does your family have any specific naming traditions? One special one that comes to mind for us is the use of the name Granderson. During the course of our research we uncovered that this specific name had been handed down in five consecutive generations, ending with my husband. His middle name is Granderson.

I decided to see if I could find the meaning of the name Granderson: the son of Grand

We decided as parents of two sons to not hand down this name to our boys. Instead we passed down my husbands father`s name and used it as the middle name of our oldest son. So he not only has his fathers name but his grandfathers as well.



The man in the picture above is my husbands Grandfather Granderson Edgar "Jack" ALLEN. He was the son of one Elbert Granderson ALLEN . Elbert was the son of Granderson Edward ALLEN.  Granderson was the son of Charles Granderson ALLEN.

I do not know why the ALLEN family placed so much significance on the name Granderson. There are three famous people that I am aware of that had the name Granderson:

Lily Ann GRANDERSON Lily was a Slave born in 1816 in Virginia. She was a Pioneer Educator. Her grandmother was a Free woman of Native American Descent.

Curtis GRANDERSON a major league Baseball Player.

L.Z GRANDERSON an American Journalist and Commentator for CNN and ESPN.

Do you have any names that were handed down through the generations?