Griffin (surname)

Griffin is a surname of primarily Irish origin. Griffin was the 75th most common surname on the island of Ireland in 1891.[2] It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand.[3]

Griffin
Griffin surname map
Origin
Word/nameIrish
Meaning"descendant of the Griffin-like"
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Griffin in Ireland

The surname "Griffin" has a number of Gaelic sources in Ireland.

Ó Gríofa

The spelling Ó Gríofa (male) or Ní Ghríofa (female) is associated with the Co. Clare family, whose surname was also anglicised as O'Griffey or O'Griffy. Ó Gríofa translates to English as "descendant of the Griffin-like".

Prior to the Irish spelling review, Ó Gríofa was spelt Ó Gríobhtha. The Ó Gríofa were chieftains of the Cineal Cuallachta branch of the Dál gCais, or Dalcassians, with their castle at Ballygriffy located in North Ballygriffey, Dysert (formerly the barony of Inchiquin). The Ó Gríofa are of the same stock as the O'Deas and the O'Quins, who belong to the Cineal Fearmaic, or more appropriately, the Ui Fearmaic. [4]

Ó Grifín

The "Ó Grifín" (male) / "Ní Ghrifín" (female) spelling belongs to the Kerry family.

Ó Grálaigh

A surname also anglicised as Greally and Grealey, among others. Found along the Mayo, Roscommon and Galway border. [5]

In Ireland, the surname Griffin can also be associated with the Welsh surname "Griffith", but to a much lesser degree.[6]

Griffin in Wales

The surname "Griffin" in Wales, generally speaking, is a variant of the surname "Griffith", or other similar Welsh names.

Notable people with the surname

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  • Bartholomew Griffin (died 1602), English poet
  • Becky Griffin (born 1977), Israeli model and actress
  • Ben Griffin (disambiguation), several people
  • Benjamin Griffin (disambiguation), several people
  • Bernard William Griffin, (1899–1956), Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster 1943–56
  • Bessie Griffin (1922–1989), American Gospel singer
  • Blake Griffin (born 1989), American basketball player
  • Brian C. Griffin (born 1953), American businessman & administrator

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  • Patrick Griffin (disambiguation), several people
  • Patty Griffin (born 1964), American singer-songwriter
  • Paul Griffen (born 1975), New Zealand-born Italian rugby player
  • Paul Griffin (disambiguation), several people
  • Peter Griffin, (fictional character) only one person

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  • Victor Griffin (b. 1924), Irish Anglican priest and author
  • Victor William Griffin (ca. 1873–1958), Quapaw chief and peyote roadman from Oklahoma

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Fictional characters with the surname
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gollark: Neural networks doing unsupervised learning apparently first end up learning the frequencies of letters, then making vaguely wordlike things, then learning about which words go near each other, and eventually more complex things like grammar and narrative.
gollark: It is not you.
gollark: There's another person at school who keeps saying it too.

See also

References
  1. 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  2. Matheson 1891
  3. U.S. Census Bureau 1990
  4. O'Laughlin, Michael C. Families of County Clare Ireland. Irish Genealogical Foundation. ISBN 978-0940134980.
  5. "Irish Surname Maps".
  6. O'Laughin 1997
  • "Surname Maps of Ireland" (map). barrygriffin.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  • O'Laughin, M. C. (1997). "The Book of Irish Families Great & Small". Irish Genealogical Foundation
  • Matheson, R. E. (1891). "Special Report on Surnames in Ireland"
  • Williams, M. (1996) "Researching Local History"
  • U.S. Census Bureau (1990), Population Division, Population Analysis & Evaluation Staff
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