Griffin (surname)

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The surname "Griffin" has two primary Gaelic sources in Ireland, which pertain to the towns of Ballygriffey in Co. Clare, and Ballygriffin in Co. Kerry. The spelling "Ó Gríobhtha" is associated with the Co. Clare family, whose surname was also anglicised as "O'Griffey" or "Griffey". "Ó Gríobhtha" translates to English as "decedent of the Griffin-like". The "Ó Griffín" spelling belongs to the Kerry family. In Ireland, the name can also be associated with the Norman surname "Griffith", but to a much lesser degree. (O'Laughin 1997)

The surname "Griffin" in Wales is also, generally speaking, a variant of the surname "Griffith", or other similar Welsh names.

Griffin was the 75th most common surname on the island of Ireland in 1891. (Matheson 1891) In Wales, Griffin has been established as the 65th most frequent Welsh surname. (Williams 1996) It was estimated in 1990 that Griffin is the 98th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand. (U.S. Census Bureau 1990)

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  • O'Laughin, M. C. (1997). "The Book of Irish Families Great & Small". Irish Genealogical Foundation.
  • Matheson, R. E. (1891). "Special Report on Surnames in Ireland".
  • Williams, M. (1996) "Researching Local History".
  • U.S. Census Bureau (1990), Population Division, Population Analysis & Evaluation Staff.

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