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
School 6,452
Coal Miner Hewer 1,131
Farmer 663
General Servant (domestic) 462
Dressmaker 417
Labourer 386
At School 349
General Labourer 348
Farm Labourer 309
Private Means 288
Coal Miner (hewer) 285
Ysgol 258
Domestic Servant 251
At Home 239
Scholar 183
Clerk 181
None 174
House Keeper 165
Housekeeper 162
General Servant Domestic 160
Charwoman 154
Shop Assistant 154
Collier Hewer 154
Assisting In The Business 146
Domestic 140

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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