Griffin Name Meaning: This name was a nickname often used in reference to a fierce or dangerous person. The medieval latinized form is 'Griffinus'of the welsh personal name 'Gruffudd',meaning 'chief','lord'.
Taken from the mythological beast with body of a lion with head & wings of an eagle.
Discover how your Griffin ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 210 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 75 |
Channel Islands | 21 |
Cheshire | 102 |
Cornwall | 113 |
Cumberland | 33 |
Derbyshire | 81 |
Devon | 300 |
Dorset | 121 |
Durham | 169 |
Essex | 108 |
Gloucestershire | 683 |
Hampshire | 309 |
Herefordshire | 56 |
Hertfordshire | 142 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
Isle of Man | 10 |
Kent | 149 |
Lancashire | 757 |
Leicestershire | 190 |
Lincolnshire | 216 |
London | 1,724 |
Middlesex | 162 |
Northumberland | 19 |
Norfolk | 181 |
Northamptonshire | 244 |
Nottinghamshire | 101 |
Oxfordshire | 337 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
Shropshire | 73 |
Suffolk | 20 |
Somerset | 504 |
Surrey | 170 |
Sussex | 154 |
Staffordshire | 648 |
Warwickshire | 689 |
Westmorland | 7 |
Wiltshire | 262 |
Worcestershire | 550 |
Yorkshire | 456 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 15 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 13 |
Flintshire | 11 |
Glamorgan | 98 |
Merionethshire | 4 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 99 |
Pembrokeshire | 7 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 1,802 |
Labourer | 340 |
Agricultural Labourer | 283 |
Domestic Servant | 128 |
General Servant | 111 |
Laundress | 95 |
Dress Maker | 91 |
Servant | 61 |
Annuitant | 51 |
House Keeper | 50 |
Farm Labourer | 49 |
Carpenter | 47 |
Gardener | 46 |
Tailor | 44 |
Shoe Maker | 36 |
Coal Miner | 36 |
Ag Labourer | 32 |
Cook | 31 |
Dressmaker | 31 |
Charwoman | 30 |
Hawker | 30 |
Farmers Son | 28 |
Blacksmith | 27 |
Seamstress | 27 |
Groom | 26 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Griffin | 6,113 |
William Griffin | 5,886 |
John Griffin | 5,490 |
Elizabeth Griffin | 3,558 |
George Griffin | 3,455 |
Thomas Griffin | 3,424 |
Sarah Griffin | 3,155 |
James Griffin | 3,060 |
Ann Griffin | 2,030 |
Henry Griffin | 1,871 |
Charles Griffin | 1,836 |
Jane Griffin | 1,512 |
Eliza Griffin | 1,366 |
Ellen Griffin | 1,342 |
Joseph Griffin | 1,324 |
Annie Griffin | 1,268 |
Emma Griffin | 1,267 |
Edward Griffin | 1,247 |
Alice Griffin | 1,127 |
Frederick Griffin | 1,083 |
Emily Griffin | 956 |
Margaret Griffin | 940 |
Alfred Griffin | 832 |
Richard Griffin | 829 |
Arthur Griffin | 828 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Griffin | 100% | 93,285 |
2 | Griffen | 86% | 9,213 |
3 | Greffin | 86% | 539 |
4 | Graffon | 71% | 369 |
5 | Griffon | 86% | 324 |
6 | Graffin | 86% | 198 |
7 | Griffine | 88% | 136 |
8 | Grifin | 86% | 100 |
The surname Griffin is the most popular version of all its varients