Griffie Surname

308,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Griffie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griffie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2131:298,81227,597
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Griffié (4) are calculated separately.

Griffie (30) may also be a first name.

Griffie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Griffie is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Griffié. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Griffie is the 308,323rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,953,877 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Griffie live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Griffie is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 30 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,213 people, or 1 in 298,812. In The United States Griffie is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, Kentucky, where 13 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Griffie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griffie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffie last name expanded 1,304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Griffie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Griffie are 27.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Griffie earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,510 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffié954/
Griffies93420/
Griffier9391/
Griffieh931/
Griffiey931/
Griffiet930/
Griffe92889/
Griffi92306/
Griffis8611,243/
Griffey864,250/
Griffit861,184/
Griffee86835/
Griffet86665/
Griffes86491/
Griffea8647/
Greiffe8618/
Griffoi8612/
Griffer8611/
Griffid867/
Griffih864/
Griffei863/
Grifies863/
Greffie862/
Gritfie861/
Grieffe861/
Griffed861/
Griffeu861/
Grifier861/
Griffiy860/
Graiffe860/
Griffae860/
Grifi83584/
Grife83419/
Griffietts822/
Griffieths821/
Greffier801,656/
Griffitt80515/
Griffett80299/
Griffiss8070/
Greiffer8022/
Griffihs809/
Griffiph808/
Griffiht807/
Griffiyh806/
Griffets803/
Griffich803/
Griffish802/
Griffess802/
Greiffey801/
Griffeye801/
Griffidh801/
Graifiee801/
Griffa772,183/
Greffe771,088/
Griffy77811/
Greife77399/
Ghrifi77170/
Gruffi7732/
Greffi7723/
Gruffe7722/
Grifer7721/
Grifis7716/
Grifes778/
Grifit774/
Grifid773/
Griefe772/
Grifey772/
Grifee771/
Grifez771/
Graife771/
Graifi771/
Griffé771/
Gräffe771/
Grifeu771/
Griffeath7536/
Griffetts7526/
Griffeths757/
Griffithd756/
Griffitth754/
Kgriffith753/
Griffiyhs753/
Griffeith752/
Griffithh752/
Grifffith751/
Graiffith751/
Griffhitt751/
Griffisch751/
Griffaith750/
Greffet711,023/
Greifer71151/
Griffay7195/
Graifer7155/
Greffer7150/
Ghraifi7150/
Greffey7111/
Gryffer717/
Greffis716/
Griffiiths714/
Grifich713/
Grifets713/
D'Griffith713/
Grifiss712/
Grifett712/
Griffou712/
Greifis712/
Grisfis711/
Greffié711/
Grefier711/
Greifee711/
Greifeh711/
Greffit710/
Grifhee710/
Greffes710/
Greffee710/
Grifitt710/
Greaffe710/
Grifhey710/
Gräfe677,447/
Grefe671,933/
Grifa671,169/
Grufi67148/
Griffaut67138/
Grify67136/
Gryfe6768/
Griffaud6759/
Grifé6711/
Grefi677/
Greffett676/
Griffoux673/
Grifiith672/
Grisfith671/
Grithfis671/
Gräfi671/
Grifetts670/

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