How common is the surname Griffen?

3,495 people in the United States had the surname Griffen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,339 Americans. It ranked 9,314th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Griffen?

Thomas Griffen, Australian rugby union player (1884-1950).

Where is the surname Griffen most common?

Wikidata records people named Griffen in Australia.

Is the surname Griffen getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,495 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Griffen

A surname, carried by 3,495 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Griffen is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,495 people named Griffen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,339 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,639.

#9,314

rank among US surnames

3,495

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #8,360)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,307	Amoroso	3,498	88,263
#9,311	Six	3,497	88,289
#9,313	Barreras	3,496	88,314
#9,314	Elswick	3,495	88,339
#9,319	Maughan	3,494	88,364
#9,320	Niehaus	3,493	88,390

Who is named Griffen

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Griffen identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Griffens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Griffen
Australian rugby union player (1884-1950)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Griffen

Griffen has the Soundex code G615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G615.

Questions

How common is the surname Griffen?: 3,495 people in the United States had the surname Griffen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,339 Americans. It ranked 9,314th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Griffen?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Griffen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Griffen?: Thomas Griffen, Australian rugby union player (1884-1950).
Where is the surname Griffen most common?: Wikidata records people named Griffen in Australia.
Is the surname Griffen getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,495 in 2010, down 4.0%.