# Griffiths (surname)

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

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], variant of Griffith.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,805 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,444 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,854 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.2% (13,563 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹɪ.fɪθs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Griffiths 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Griffiths in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Griffiths

- Richard Griffiths, British actor
- Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress
- Joel Griffiths, Australian association football player
- Phillip Griffiths, American mathematician (1938-)
- Cecil Griffiths, British athlete (1900–1945)
- Martha Griffiths, American politician (1912-2003)
- Andy Griffiths, Australian children's author
- Ryan Griffiths, Australian soccer player
- Robert Griffiths, American physicist
- Sam Griffiths, Australian equestrian
- Rostyn Griffiths, Australian soccer player
- Bede Griffiths, Benedictine Monk (1906–1993)

and 5 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Griffith, Griffeth, Grafton, Gravitt, Garabedian, Garbutt, Gravatt.

## 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.