Derived from the region in Scotland called Moray seaboard settlement. A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.
The town of Garryowen was named after the old Irish tune Garry Owen which was one of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's favorite marching songs. Garry Owen is an old Irish quick-step that can be traced back to the 1800s. it is known to have been used by Irish regiments as a drinking song.
Grandison Name Meaning. English and Scottish: said to be a habitational name from Granson on Lake Neuchatel. NeuchÃ¢tel the first known bearer of the surname Is rigaldus De (grancione. fl). 1040 the name was taken To britain By otes De (grandison died) 1328 and his. brotherou can find out where the majority of the Grandison families were living before they immigrated to the U.S and learn where to focus your search for foreign records. Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure, port of arrival, and destination. from the New York Passenger Lists.