Griffith

Griffith Meaning & Origin

About Griffith
The surname Griffith is of Welsh origin and is derived from the personal name Gruffudd, which means "strong lord" or "powerful chief." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Gruffudd. The name Griffith is fairly common in Wales and has variations such as Griffiths and Griffithson.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Griffith holds a prominent position in our records, ranking within the top 500. Here's an in-depth look at its popularity and demographic spread:

  • Number of People with the name Griffith: 78,260
  • Overall Popularity: 0.03%
  • Ranking: 414
  • Frequency per 100k people: 26.53

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

Ranking information for the surname Griffith is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRF0
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G601030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G R IH1 F AH0 TH
🌐 IPA
/ˈgrɪfɪθ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRF0', 'KRFT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G613

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Griffith in Braille

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

The name Griffith in braille

How to sign the name Griffith using Sign Language

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

The name Griffith in sign language

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