Griffin Name Meaning: This name was a nickname often used in reference to a fierce or dangerous person. The medieval latinized form is 'Griffinus'of the welsh personal name 'Gruffudd',meaning 'chief','lord'.
Taken from the mythological beast with body of a lion with head & wings of an eagle.
Discover how your Griffin ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 184 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 48 |
Channel Islands | 40 |
Cheshire | 111 |
Cornwall | 99 |
Cumberland | 19 |
Derbyshire | 84 |
Devon | 323 |
Dorset | 70 |
Durham | 94 |
Essex | 67 |
Gloucestershire | 540 |
Hampshire | 293 |
Herefordshire | 38 |
Hertfordshire | 186 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
Isle of Man | 7 |
Kent | 114 |
Lancashire | 660 |
Leicestershire | 174 |
Lincolnshire | 138 |
London | 1,097 |
Middlesex | 95 |
Northumberland | 23 |
Norfolk | 159 |
Northamptonshire | 214 |
Nottinghamshire | 91 |
Oxfordshire | 253 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
Shropshire | 52 |
Suffolk | 14 |
Somerset | 369 |
Surrey | 82 |
Sussex | 137 |
Staffordshire | 521 |
Warwickshire | 594 |
Westmorland | 11 |
Wiltshire | 179 |
Worcestershire | 536 |
Yorkshire | 238 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 14 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 6 |
Denbighshire | 16 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 63 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 4 |
Monmouthshire | 29 |
Pembrokeshire | 3 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 1,331 |
Agricultural Labourer | 382 |
Labourer | 186 |
House Servant | 101 |
Dress Maker | 82 |
Servant | 80 |
Laundress | 68 |
Carter | 46 |
House Keeper | 44 |
General Servant | 41 |
Carpenter | 36 |
Gardener | 35 |
Coal Miner | 33 |
Shoe Maker | 33 |
House Maid | 31 |
Cook | 26 |
Farm Labourer | 25 |
Nurse | 24 |
Domestic Servant | 23 |
Groom | 23 |
Blacksmith | 22 |
Tailor | 22 |
Butcher | 20 |
Lace Maker | 19 |
Shepherd | 18 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Griffin | 6,113 |
William Griffin | 5,886 |
John Griffin | 5,490 |
Elizabeth Griffin | 3,558 |
George Griffin | 3,455 |
Thomas Griffin | 3,424 |
Sarah Griffin | 3,155 |
James Griffin | 3,060 |
Ann Griffin | 2,030 |
Henry Griffin | 1,871 |
Charles Griffin | 1,836 |
Jane Griffin | 1,512 |
Eliza Griffin | 1,366 |
Ellen Griffin | 1,342 |
Joseph Griffin | 1,324 |
Annie Griffin | 1,268 |
Emma Griffin | 1,267 |
Edward Griffin | 1,247 |
Alice Griffin | 1,127 |
Frederick Griffin | 1,083 |
Emily Griffin | 956 |
Margaret Griffin | 940 |
Alfred Griffin | 832 |
Richard Griffin | 829 |
Arthur Griffin | 828 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Griffin | 100% | 93,285 |
2 | Griffen | 86% | 9,213 |
3 | Greffin | 86% | 539 |
4 | Graffon | 71% | 369 |
5 | Griffon | 86% | 324 |
6 | Graffin | 86% | 198 |
7 | Griffine | 88% | 136 |
8 | Grifin | 86% | 100 |
The surname Griffin is the most popular version of all its varients