How common is the surname Griffeth?

1,792 people in the United States had the surname Griffeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,291 Americans. It ranked 16,147th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Griffeth?

Simone Griffeth, American actress.

Where is the surname Griffeth most common?

Wikidata records people named Griffeth in the United States.

Is the surname Griffeth getting more or less common?

More common. 1,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,792 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Griffeth

A surname, carried by 1,792 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Griffeth is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,792 people named Griffeth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 172,291 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,638.

#16,147

rank among US surnames

1,792

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,219)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,147	Zertuche	1,792	172,291
#16,150	Zeitler	1,791	172,387

Who is named Griffeth

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

91% of people named Griffeth identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Griffeths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simone Griffeth
American actress, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Griffeth

Griffeth has the Soundex code G613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G613.

Questions

How common is the surname Griffeth?: 1,792 people in the United States had the surname Griffeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 172,291 Americans. It ranked 16,147th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Griffeth?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Griffeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Griffeth?: Simone Griffeth, American actress.
Where is the surname Griffeth most common?: Wikidata records people named Griffeth in the United States.
Is the surname Griffeth getting more or less common?: More common. 1,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,792 in 2010, up 9.4%.