Griffith (surname)
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| Meaning | "strong grip", "chief"/"lord" |
| Region of origin | Welsh |
| Related names | Griffiths |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Griffith |
Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin. The prefix Griff is thought to mean "strong grip" and the suffix, (i)udd, means "chief"/"lord". The earliest recorded surname was "Gryttyth" in 1295.[1] People with name, or its variants include:
- Alan Arnold Griffith, British engineer specializing in fracture mechanics and aircraft gas turbine engines
- Andy Griffith, American actor, writer, producer
- Arthur Griffith, Irish Republican leader
- Clark Griffith, MLB Hall of Famer
- D.W. Griffith, American film director
- Ellen Griffith. grandmother of LL Cool J
- Emile Griffith, first World Boxing Champion
- Francis Llewellyn Griffith, British Egyptologist (1862-1934)
- Frank Kingsley Griffith, British Liberal politician and judge
- Frederick Griffith who discovered a transforming principle, later shown to be DNA
- George Griffith, writer
- Griffith J. Griffith, donated land for Griffith Park in Los Angeles
- Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
- John Griffith, a number of people called John Griffith
- Justin Griffith, NFL fullback who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders
- Melanie Griffith, American actress
- Nanci Griffith, American singer, guitarist, songwriter
- Nathaniel Griffith, fifth Paramount Chief of Lesotho (1913–1939)
- Sir Samuel Griffith, an Australian politician and jurist who had a large part in composing the Constitution of Australia
- Ralph T.H. Griffith, ideologist
- Virgil "Romanpoet" Griffith, an American hacker
- Kieran Griffith, famous for being one of three youngest entrepreneurs gaining a four figure salary at the age of 13
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