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 | 55 |
Buckinghamshire | 252 |
Berkshire | 318 |
Cambridgeshire | 89 |
Channel Islands | 19 |
Cheshire | 147 |
Cornwall | 114 |
Cumberland | 33 |
Derbyshire | 140 |
Devon | 369 |
Dorset | 125 |
Durham | 180 |
Essex | 111 |
Gloucestershire | 831 |
Hampshire | 414 |
Herefordshire | 86 |
Hertfordshire | 156 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
Isle of Man | 18 |
Kent | 242 |
Lancashire | 1,120 |
Leicestershire | 288 |
Lincolnshire | 212 |
London | 2,149 |
Middlesex | 279 |
Northumberland | 16 |
Norfolk | 191 |
Northamptonshire | 253 |
Nottinghamshire | 175 |
Oxfordshire | 407 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
Shropshire | 70 |
Suffolk | 26 |
Somerset | 511 |
Surrey | 215 |
Sussex | 184 |
Staffordshire | 841 |
Warwickshire | 947 |
Westmorland | 9 |
Wiltshire | 288 |
Worcestershire | 687 |
Yorkshire | 561 |
Anglesey | 1 |
Brecknockshire | 15 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 3 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 23 |
Flintshire | 4 |
Glamorgan | 172 |
Merionethshire | 11 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 111 |
Pembrokeshire | 3 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 2,763 |
Agricultural Labourer | 300 |
Labourer | 180 |
Domestic Servant | 164 |
General Labourer | 156 |
Dress Maker | 119 |
General Servant | 115 |
Laundress | 114 |
Farm Labourer | 93 |
Coal Miner | 78 |
Carpenter | 66 |
Annuitant | 52 |
No Occupation | 46 |
General Servant Domestic | 45 |
Gardener | 44 |
Tailor | 44 |
House Keeper | 41 |
Shoe Maker | 34 |
Butcher | 33 |
Servant | 33 |
Cook | 32 |
Farmers Son | 32 |
Bricklayer | 28 |
Bricklayer Labourer | 28 |
Errand Boy | 27 |
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