Griffee

Griffee Meaning & Origin

About Griffee
The surname Griffee is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Griffith," which itself is of Welsh origin. The name Griffith is composed of the elements "griph," meaning "strong" or "fierce," and "udd," meaning "chief" or "lord." Therefore, the surname Griffee can be interpreted to mean "son of Griffith" or "descendant of the strong chief."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Griffee is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Griffee: 538
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 40610
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Griffee based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRF
🗽 NYSIIS
G
🔊 Soundex
G6010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G R IH1 F IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈgrɪfi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Griffee in Braille

Here's how to represent Griffee in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Griffee in braille

How to sign the name Griffee using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Griffee using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Griffee in sign language

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