Griffy Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

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

Griffy Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of primarily Irish origin. The surname Griffin has two primary sources in Ireland, in the counties of Kerry and Clare respectfully.

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.

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Griffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7961:455,35038,933
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4761:105,50110,598

Griffy (20) may also be a first name.

Griffy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of primarily Irish origin. The surname Griffin has two primary sources in Ireland, in the counties of Kerry and Clare respectfully.

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 means '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 Dalcassians, with the castle of Ballygriffey located in Dysert, Co. Clare. The Ó Gríofa are of the same stock as the O'Deas and the O'Quins who belong to the Cineal Fearmaic.

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

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Griffy Last Name Facts

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

Griffy is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Griffy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 426,196th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Griffy reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Griffy is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

Griffy is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 796 people, or 1 in 455,350. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 23 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Madagascar, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Griffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Griffy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Griffy surname expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Griffy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Griffy surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Griffy last name are 25.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

Griffy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $39,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griffey924,250/
Griffay9295/
Griffiy920/
Grify91136/
Griffiey861/
Greiffey861/
Griffa832,183/
Griffe83889/
Griffi83306/
Gruffy83241/
Grifey832/
Griffé831/
Greffy831/
Grifoy831/
Griffis7711,243/
Griffie771,224/
Griffit771,184/
Griffee77835/
Griffet77665/
Griffes77491/
Griffea7747/
Greiffe7718/
Griffoi7712/
Griffer7711/
Greffey7711/
Griffid777/
Griffih774/
Griffei773/
Grieffe771/
Griffed771/
Griffeu771/
Greffoy770/
Graiffe770/
Grifhey770/
Grifa731,169/
Grifi73584/
Grife73419/
Gryfy73164/
Grifé7311/
Grefy732/
Grufy731/
Griffitt71515/
Griffett71299/
Griffiss7170/
Greiffer7122/
Griffihs719/
Griffiph718/
Griffiht717/
Griffich713/
Griffets713/
Griffess712/
Griffish712/
Griffidh711/
Griffieh711/
Greffe671,088/
Greffa67511/
Greife67399/
Ghrifi67170/
Greifa6737/
Griffeath6736/
Gruffi6732/
Griffetts6726/
Greffi6723/
Gruffe6722/
Grifer6721/
Grifis6716/
Grifes678/
Griffeths677/
Griffithd676/
Grifit674/
Griffitth674/
Grifid673/
Gruffé673/
Kgriffith673/
Griffithh672/
Griffeith672/
Griefe672/
Grifffith671/
Graiffith671/
Ghrifa671/
Grefey671/
Grifee671/
Grifez671/
Graife671/
Graifi671/
Gruffè671/
Griffhitt671/
Griffisch671/
Gräffe671/
Grifeu671/
Griffaith670/
Grufey670/
Griphy670/

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