Griffen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Griffen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Griffen family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 141
Agricultural Labourer 23
Domestic Servant 12
General Labourer 11
Farm Labourer 9
Laundress 8
Annuitant 7
Labourer 7
Labourer General 7
General Servant 6
Dress Maker 5
No Occupation 5
Servant 5
Shoe Maker 4
Brick Layer 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Labourer Wife 3
Coal Miner 3
Dividends 3
Horse Keeper 2
Housemaid Domestic Servant 2
Packer Factory Labourer 2
Porter 2
Stone Mason 2
Nurse Domestic Servant 2

Griffen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Griffin 86% 93,285
2 Griffen 100% 9,213
3 Greffin 71% 539
4 Graffon 71% 369
5 Griffon 86% 324
6 Graffin 71% 198
7 Griffine 75% 136

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The surname Griffen is the 2nd most popular variant of Griffin.

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