Griffith Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Griffith Name Meaning: Derives from the Welsh name 'Gruffudd' which is thought to mean 'strong grip' (taken from the 'Gruff') and 'chief'(taken from the 'udd' part of the name).

A popular medieval Welsh forename often given to Welsh kings and princes.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Griffith Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Griffith family

Profession Census Frequency
School 765
Farmer 122
Private Means 112
Ysgol 112
General Servant (domestic) 62
Dressmaker 52
None 51
At School 49
Domestic Servant 40
Labourer 38
Coal Miner Hewer 38
Farm Labourer 38
Ffarmwr 37
Clerk 36
General Labourer 35
Housekeeper 32
Chwarelwr 32
Shop Assistant 31
At Home 30
Student 30
General Servant Domestic 27
Joiner 25
Charwoman 21
House Keeper 20
Llafurwr Amaethyddol 20

Griffith Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Griffith 100% 89,394
2 Griffithe 89% 363
3 Griffth 88% 350
4 Griffeth 88% 277
5 Grifith 88% 270
6 Greffith 88% 213

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The surname Griffith is the most popular version of all its varients

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