Griffett Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Griffett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:546,25533,762
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Wales361:85,9597,098
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Griffett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffett occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 895,817th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Griffett reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

Griffett is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 546,255. In England it is most frequent in: Shropshire, where 23 percent are found, Cornwall, where 20 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Besides England Griffett exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Wales, where 12 percent are found.

Griffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griffett has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Griffett last name rose 537 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Griffett surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Griffett earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.89% less than the national average, earning $27,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $50,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffetts9426/
Griffette940/
Griffet93665/
Grifett932/
Griffeth882,386/
Griffitt88515/
Greffett886/
Griffete884/
Griffets883/
Griffiet880/
Grifetts880/
Griffe86889/
Griffieth82309/
Griffeath8236/
Griffeths827/
Griffitth824/
Griffeith822/
Griffhitt821/
Griffitte820/
Griffey804,250/
Griffie801,224/
Griffit801,184/
Greffet801,023/
Griffee80835/
Griffes80491/
Griffea8047/
Greiffe8018/
Griffer8011/
Griffei803/
Grifets803/
Grifeth802/
Grieffe801/
Griffed801/
Gruffet801/
Griffeu801/
Grifitt800/
Graiffe800/
Grife77419/
Griffith75140,429/
Greiffer7522/
Griffiht757/
Griffyth754/
Griffite752/
Griffess752/
Griffiey751/
Griffieh751/
Gresfett751/
Greiffey751/
Greffeth750/
Griffa712,183/
Greffe711,088/
Griffy71811/
Greife71399/
Griffi71306/
Griffithe7124/
Grifer7121/
Grifes718/
Griffithd716/
Grifit714/
Kgriffith713/
Griffithh712/
Grifey712/
Grieffith712/
Griefe712/
Grifez711/
Grifffith711/
Grifeiths711/
Grifeu711/
Gräffe711/
Griffé711/
Graife711/
Grifee711/
Graiffith711/
Griffaith710/
Griffis6711,243/
Greifer67151/
Grifith67130/
Griffay6795/
Graifer6755/
Greffer6750/
Griffoi6712/
Greffey6711/
Griffid677/
Gryffer677/
Griffih674/
D'Griffith673/
Greffie672/
Grefeth672/
Griffisths671/
Greifee671/
Greifeh671/
Greffit670/
Grifhee670/
Greffes670/
Greffee670/
Greaffe670/
Grifhey670/
Griffiy670/

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Griffett Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griffett
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