# Griffin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/griffin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó Gríobhtha or Ó Grifín

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 198,406 |
| US rank (2010) | 122 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,556 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (190,636 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹɪfɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Griffy |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Griffin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Griffin in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

## People named Griffin

- Blake Griffin, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Walter Burley Griffin, American architect and landscape architect (1876-1937)
- Kathy Griffin, American actress and comedian
- Michael D. Griffin, American physicist and aerospace engineer
- Roman Griffin Davis, British actor
- Johnny Griffin, American musician (1928–2008)
- Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial artist
- David Ray Griffin, American philosopher (1939–2022)
- Patty Griffin, American singer-songwriter
- Marion Mahony Griffin, American architect and artist (1871–1961)
- Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (1982-2007)
- Kenneth C. Griffin, American billionaire hedge fund manager (born 1968)

and 35 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Griffen, Griffing, Gribbin, Garvin, Garfinkel, Graven, Girvan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.