An English surname from Old French. • A male given name transferred from the surname. • A number of places in various countries: • A coastal commune in Manche department, Normandy, France. • A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; named for Granville Henry John Knox, son of Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly. • A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta. • The name of Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886; named for Granville Leveson-Gower. • A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica; named for English abolitionist Granville Sharp. • A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area and City of Parramatta, New South Wales; named for British statesman Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. • A suburb of Maryborough in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. • A number of places in the United States: • A village and township in Putnam County, Illinois; named for the town in Massachusetts. • An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana; named for local businessman Granville Hastings. • A ghost town in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. • A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa; named for English explorer Richard Grenville. • A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts; named for the John Carteret. • A township in Kittson County, Minnesota. • An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri; named for early settler Granville Giles. • A township in Platte County, Nebraska. • A town and village in Washington County, New York; named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. • A minor city in McHenry County, North Dakota; named for railroad worker Granville M. Dodge. • A village and township in Licking County, Ohio; named for the town in Massachusetts. • A township in Mercer County, Ohio. • A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. • A township and census-designated place therein, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. • An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee. • A town in Addison County, Vermont. • An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia. • A town in Monongalia County, West Virginia. • A neighbourhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; formerly a town named for the town in New York.