Grainger is a surname of English origin. It is a variant of the surname Granger which is an occupational name for a farm bailiff. The farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor. This officer's Anglo-Norman title was grainger, and Old French grangier, which are both derived from the Late Latin granicarius (a derivative of granica, meaning "granary"). People surnamed Grainger Allerdale Grainger (1848–1923), full name Henry Allerdale Grainger, newspaper editor and politician in South Australia Brian Grainger (born 1983), American musician Charles F. Grainger American mayor Colin Grainger (born 1933), English footballer Daniel Grainger (born 1986), English footballer David Liddell-Grainger (1930–2007), Scottish politician Esther Grainger (1912–1990), Welsh artist Gail Grainger (born 1954), English actress George Grainger (cricketer) (1887–1977), English cricketer George Grainger (footballer) (1921–1998), Australian rules footballer George G. Grainger (1876–1944), American football player and coach Holliday Grainger (born 1988), English actress Ian Liddell-Grainger British, politician James Grainger (c. 1721–1766) Scottish poet and physician John Grainger (1830–1891), Irish cleric and antiquarian John Grainger (footballer, born 1912), English professional (soccer) footballer John Grainger (footballer, born 1924), English professional (soccer) footballer John Grainger (politician) (c. 1803–1872), land owner and member of the South Australian Legislative Council John Harry Grainger, architect and civil engineer Katherine Grainger (born 1975), Scottish Olympic rower Martin Allerdale Grainger (1874–1941), English born Canadian journalist, author, forester Martin Grainger (born 1972), English (soccer) football player Natalie Grainger (born 1977), English professional squash player Nicholas Grainger (born 1994), English swimmer Oliver Grainger, Canadian voice actor Percy Grainger (1882–1961), Australian-born American composer and pianist Porter Grainger (1891–c.1955), African-American pianist, songwriter, playwright, and music publisher Richard Grainger, (1797–1861), British builder Roy Gordon Grainger (born 1962), New Zealand born, physicist Sam Grainger, (1924–1986), American comic book artist William W. Grainger (19??–19??), American founder of W.W. Grainger industrial supply company Fictional people surnamed Grainger Chlo Grainger, fictional character on the television series Waterloo Road Mr. Ernest Grainger, fictional character on the television series Are You Being Served? Mika Grainger, fictional character on the television series Waterloo Road Scott Grainger, Sr., character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless Notes See also Granger (name) English-language surnames