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 8,172
Coal Miner 1,649
Farmer 789
General Labourer 663
Domestic Servant 638
Dress Maker 552
Agricultural Labourer 431
General Servant Domestic 427
Labourer 418
General Servant 408
Farm Servant 297
Living On Her Own Means 278
Blacksmith 224
Living On Own Means 202
Carpenter 183
Farm Labourer 177
House Keeper 174
Laundress 170
Grocer 169
Collier 169
General Domestic Servant 159
Tailor 154
Farmers Son 152
Joiner 115
Butcher 114

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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