Large field or land belonging to a great person
An English surname-turned-given name, Grantland combines the Old French 'grant' (meaning large or great) with the Old English 'land'. It historically referred to a significant topographical feature or an estate owned by a person of high status.
Less common today
Grantland isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,073 in 1991.
Influential early 20th-century American sports writer
The namesake of the former ESPN sports and pop culture site Grantland
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
