Griffon Surname

85,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Griffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,8241:13,7691,393
United States5171:701,08155,448
Haiti601:178,0657,089
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Tonga41:26,828461
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:110,61411,006

Griffon (87) may also be a first name.

Griffon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Griffon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Griffon (Russian: Гриффон) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griffon is the 85,967th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,299,723 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Griffon live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 87 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 4,824 people, or 1 in 13,769. In France Griffon is most frequent in: Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Barring France it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Haiti, where 1 percent are found.

Griffon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffon surname rose 114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Griffon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Griffon are 24.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Griffon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $45,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffond93317/
Griffone93257/
Griffoin9398/
Griffoen9311/
Griffont931/
Grifffon931/
Grifon92237/
Grifone86481/
Gryffon8629/
Griffom8625/
Griffan8618/
Greffon8610/
Griffun863/
Griffonová821/
Griffand802/
Griffant801/
Griffahn800/
Grifan7710/
Grefon775/
Grifonova7516/
Greiffahn750/
Grayfon715/
Griphon714/
Griffam712/
Greffan711/
Graifan711/
Grifant711/
Greefon711/
Greffun710/
Griefahn6759/
Greifane673/
Grifhahn670/
Greifhahn6311/
Grifanova634/
Griefhahn631/
Grefan621/
Grufan621/
Greefan57222/
Gryphon5779/
Grifham571/
Griphan571/
Griephan53166/
Graiphan531/
Gruidphan501/

Griffon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Griffon in the Russian language
Гриффонgriffon-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griffon
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