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    The surname Griffiths

    A Welsh patronymic surname, carried by 14,805 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡɹɪ.fɪθs/ 2 syllables Soundex G613

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Griffiths is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Welsh origin

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

    Griffiths is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 14,805 people named Griffiths in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,854 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,563.

    #2,444
    rank among US surnames
    14,805
    people in 2010
    5.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.2%
    change since 2000 (was #2,444)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,435Power14,89020,735
    #2,436Dent14,87320,759
    #2,438Douglass14,86220,774
    #2,439Lundy14,85020,791
    #2,440Fay14,84920,792
    #2,441Beebe14,84720,795
    #2,442Chavis14,84420,799

    Who is named Griffiths

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

    85% of people named Griffiths identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Griffithss

    17 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Richard Griffiths
      British actor, 1947–2013
    • Rachel Griffiths
      Australian actress, born 1968
    • Joel Griffiths
      Australian association football player, born 1979
    • Phillip Griffiths
      American mathematician (1938-)
    • Cecil Griffiths
      British athlete (1900–1945)
    • Martha Griffiths
      American politician (1912-2003)
    • Andy Griffiths
      Australian children's author, born 1961
    • Ryan Griffiths
      Australian soccer player, born 1981
    • Robert Griffiths
      American physicist, born 1937
    • Sam Griffiths
      Australian equestrian, born 1972
    • Rostyn Griffiths
      Australian soccer player, born 1988
    • Bede Griffiths
      Benedictine Monk (1906–1993)

    Notable Griffithss come mostly from Australia (8), the United Kingdom (5) and the United States (4).

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    Surnames that sound like Griffiths

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

    Other Welsh surnames

    All 60 Welsh surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Griffiths come from?
    Griffiths is Welsh in origin.
    How common is the surname Griffiths?
    14,805 people in the United States had the surname Griffiths in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,854 Americans. It ranked 2,444th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Griffiths?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Griffiths identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Griffiths?
    Richard Griffiths, British actor, followed by Rachel Griffiths.
    Where is the surname Griffiths most common?
    Wikidata records people named Griffiths in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Griffiths?
    Griffiths is /ˈɡɹɪ.fɪθs/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Griffiths?
    Griffiths is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Griffiths getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,563 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,805 in 2010, up 9.2%.