Griffiths Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Griffiths Name Meaning: Welsh origin meaning 'Chief or Lord'.The added 's' ending indicates the same meaning of derive from 'son of Griffith'.

Comes from the old Welsh name Grippiud,later becoming middle welsh for Gruffudd,'Udd' means 'Chief or Lord'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Griffiths Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Griffiths family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,014
House Servant 846
Agricultural Labourer 805
Labourer 627
At Home 578
Coal Miner 312
Servant 305
Farm Labourer 295
Farm Servant 272
Dress Maker 255
Pauper 249
General Servant 236
Collier 192
Shoe Maker 173
Blacksmith 155
Wife Of Above 151
Farmers Son 132
Tailor 131
Miner 130
Carpenter 127
Laundress 120
Annuitant 116
House Keeper 116
Farmer's Son 105
Farmers Wife 104

Griffiths Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Griffiths 100% 347,616
2 Griffths 89% 1,717
3 Grifiths 89% 807
4 Griffithes 90% 615
5 Greffiths 89% 563
6 Griffeths 89% 422
7 Griffithis 90% 149

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

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