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 | 47 |
Buckinghamshire | 225 |
Berkshire | 207 |
Cambridgeshire | 58 |
Channel Islands | 8 |
Cheshire | 133 |
Cornwall | 96 |
Cumberland | 68 |
Derbyshire | 142 |
Devon | 260 |
Dorset | 147 |
Durham | 125 |
Essex | 98 |
Gloucestershire | 747 |
Hampshire | 328 |
Herefordshire | 74 |
Hertfordshire | 110 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
Isle of Man | 10 |
Kent | 119 |
Lancashire | 1,050 |
Leicestershire | 250 |
Lincolnshire | 152 |
London | 1,744 |
Middlesex | 247 |
Northumberland | 37 |
Norfolk | 139 |
Northamptonshire | 156 |
Nottinghamshire | 162 |
Oxfordshire | 320 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
Shropshire | 46 |
Suffolk | 34 |
Somerset | 447 |
Surrey | 130 |
Sussex | 227 |
Staffordshire | 699 |
Warwickshire | 878 |
Westmorland | 5 |
Wiltshire | 342 |
Worcestershire | 586 |
Yorkshire | 466 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 2 |
Carmarthenshire | 9 |
Denbighshire | 11 |
Flintshire | 2 |
Glamorgan | 184 |
Merionethshire | 4 |
Montgomeryshire | 13 |
Monmouthshire | 80 |
Pembrokeshire | 5 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 1,897 |
Agricultural Labourer | 195 |
General Labourer | 166 |
Domestic Servant | 122 |
Coal Miner | 107 |
Labourer | 100 |
Farmer | 93 |
Dress Maker | 83 |
Living On Own Means | 70 |
General Servant | 69 |
Laundress | 63 |
Farm Labourer | 54 |
Living On Her Own Means | 51 |
Carpenter | 51 |
General Servant Domestic | 44 |
Gardener | 38 |
Cook Domestic Servant | 28 |
Clerk | 26 |
Tailor | 26 |
Farm Servant | 25 |
Dock Labourer | 25 |
Tailoress | 25 |
General Domestic Servant | 24 |
Shoe Maker | 24 |
Cotton Weaver | 23 |
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