How common is the surname McGriff?

5,789 people in the United States had the surname McGriff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,333 Americans. It ranked 5,947th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGriff?

Fred McGriff, American Hall of Fame baseball player, followed by Jimmy McGriff.

Where is the surname McGriff most common?

Wikidata records people named McGriff in the United States.

Is the surname McGriff getting more or less common?

More common. 5,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,789 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname McGriff

An Irish surname, carried by 5,789 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M261

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGriff is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Perhaps an altered form of McNiff.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,789 people named McGriff in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,333 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,436.

#5,947

rank among US surnames

5,789

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,827)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,942	Haire	5,794	53,287
#5,945	Palafox	5,793	53,296
#5,946	Darrow	5,791	53,315
#5,947	McGriff	5,789	53,333

Who is named McGriff

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

62% of people named McGriff identified as Black (not Hispanic), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McGriffs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred McGriff
American Hall of Fame baseball player, born 1963
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGriff come from?: Perhaps an altered form of McNiff.
How common is the surname McGriff?: 5,789 people in the United States had the surname McGriff in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,333 Americans. It ranked 5,947th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGriff?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named McGriff identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGriff?: Fred McGriff, American Hall of Fame baseball player, followed by Jimmy McGriff.
Where is the surname McGriff most common?: Wikidata records people named McGriff in the United States.
Is the surname McGriff getting more or less common?: More common. 5,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,789 in 2010, up 6.5%.