Grosvenor (surname)

Grosvenor (/ˈɡroʊvənər/ GROH-vən-ər) is a surname derived from Gilbert le Grosveneur, ancestor of the modern Dukes of Westminster, whose family name is "Grosvenor". According to the Grosvenor family, Gilbert was a relative of William the Conqueror and of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester, and settled in Cheshire after the Norman Conquest. His surname, le gros veneur, might translate as "the great huntsman" or "the fat huntsman" in Norman French.

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