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 6,425
Labourer 916
General Servant 645
Coal Miner 615
Agricultural Labourer 564
Domestic Servant 522
Dress Maker 387
Collier 376
Farm Servant 281
Servant 241
House Keeper 214
Farmers Son 203
Blacksmith 187
Miner 175
Farmer 163
Farmers Wife 161
Laundress 160
Carpenter 155
Annuitant 144
Tailor 139
General Servant Domestic 132
Farmer's Son 131
Farmer's Wife 128
Shoe Maker 126
Joiner 122

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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