Grenier is a French occupational surname — from grenier, a granary or grain store — given to the keeper of a lord's granary or to a family who lived near one. The name appears across northern France, particularly in Normandy and Picardy, where grain agriculture was central to medieval economic life.
Grenier families arrived in New France in significant numbers during the 17th century, and the name became well-established in Quebec. The Grenier name also appears in Acadian communities and was carried through French-Canadian migration to New England and the Midwest.
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