Griffies Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Griffies Surname Definition:

For Griffiths, q.v.

Griffies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
England631:884,41445,970
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Griffies (10) may also be a first name.

Griffies Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Griffiths, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Griffies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Griffies is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Griffies is the 701,000th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname Griffies occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Griffies live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

Griffies is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 1,208,196. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 24 percent live, North Carolina, where 23 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Griffies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griffies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griffies surname increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Griffies surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Griffies earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.9% less than the national average, earning R 54,900 per year and in United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,608 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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