"We are distantly related........."

[Ruskie]

I thought "grand" was the same as "great" so a great aunt and a grand aunt are the same thing. 

"Great" seems to be more popular.

Maybe "grand" and "great" mean different things to different people, or the use of "grand" for an aunt or uncle (for example) relates to its use in grandfather and grandmother? 

 

[Rosinish]

I thought "grand" was the same as "great" so a great aunt and a grand aunt are the same thing. 

"Great" seems to be more popular.

Yep, agree & I'm probably one of a minority.

I only ever met/knew one grandparent's sibling & I refer to him as my grand uncle (long deceased) of course.

Annie

[a-l]

I always thought that great was the English term and grand the American term.

[frostyknight]

Grand is used in Ireland also.

[Rosinish]

I always thought that great was the English term and grand the American term.

I'm Scottish & have used the term since a very young age, prior to learning how to trace my family tree.
I can recall doing my family tree in primary school (no research of course) just parental knowledge so I assume that's where I got it from, my father who was also Scottish.
If I go back to my great grandparents, I would call their siblings my great grand aunts/uncles too but I'm not saying that people who use great where I would use grand are wrong.

Annie

[coombs]

Some of my nan's half siblings are alive but one of my great grandmother's brothers is still alive. He is 98 and the youngest of them all, the first one born in 1896. I call him my great, great uncle rather than great grand uncle.

[ThrelfallYorky]

 Must admit we use "Grandfather/Mother" for parent of parent; "Great grandfather/ Mother" for parent of grandparent, and "Great Aunt/ Uncle" for siblings of great grandparents.... and add more greats as we go generations back. Never thought it could be any other way....

[a-l]

Thankyou Frosty and Rosinish , I didn't know that so learned something new