The Griffiths surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,805 people carried this name — #2,444 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,900 people counted. That is up 9% from 13,563 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Griffiths surname
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], variant of Griffith.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Griffiths» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 670 people named Griffiths live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chubut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
109 people named Griffiths live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 87 people named Griffiths.
Most of them — 50 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Doubs.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
48 people named Griffiths have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 118 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
150 people named Griffiths are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Griffiths in American newspapers,
1868–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 740,138 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Griffiths,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ralph Griffiths 1720–1803 · bookseller -
David Griffiths 1792–1863 · writer -
George Griffiths 1865–1918 · association football coach -
Percy W. Griffiths 1893–1983 · politician -
Robert William Griffiths 1896–1962 · farmer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 222 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Griffiths.
- Griesbach 1,003 · U.S. census
- Grieshaber 815 · U.S. census
- Griess 1,135 · U.S. census
- Griesser 309 · U.S. census
- Griffin 198,406 · U.S. census
- Griffith 78,260 · U.S. census
- Griffon 420 · U.S. census
- Grignon 683 · U.S. census
- Grigorian 1,240 · U.S. census
- Grigoryan 1,937 · U.S. census
- Grill 3,246 · U.S. census
- Grille 114 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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