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Griffith (surname)

FieldValue
nameGriffith
meaning"strong lord"
regionWales
originWelsh
variantGruffydd, Griffiths

Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin which derives from the given name Gruffudd. The prefix Griff (originally Gruff) may mean "strong grip" and the suffix, udd, means "chief"/"lord". The earliest recorded example of the surname was "Gryffyth" in 1295, but the given name is older. People with the surname or its variants include:

List of people surnamed Griffith

A–H

  • Alan Arnold Griffith, British engineer specializing in fracture mechanics and aircraft gas turbine engines
  • Alfred John Griffith (1846–1920), Congregationalist minister in Australia
  • Anastasia Griffith, British actress
  • Andrew Griffith, (born 1971) British Conservative politician
  • Andy Griffith (1926–2012), American actor, writer and producer
  • Anthony Griffith (footballer), English-born Montserrat international football player
  • Arthur Griffith, Irish Republican leader
  • Arthur Troyte Griffith, British architect
  • Bill Griffith, (born 1944), American cartoonist
  • Charles Griffith (disambiguation), various people
  • Clark Griffith, baseball player, manager, executive, and member of the Hall of Fame
  • Claudia Griffith (1950–2018), American politician
  • Corinne Griffith, silent film era actress and author
  • David Griffith (Clwydfardd) (1800–1894), Welsh poet
  • David Griffith (priest) (1936–2024), Welsh Anglican priest
  • D. W. Griffith, American film director
  • Dan Griffith (born 1987), American DJ known as Gryffin
  • Edward Griffith (zoologist), British naturalist
  • Edward H. Griffith (1894–1975), American film director
  • Elisabeth Griffith, American historian, educator, and activist
  • Emile Griffith (1938–2013), U.S. Virgin Islands boxer
  • Eva Kinney Griffith (1852–1918), American journalist, temperance activist
  • Forrest Griffith (1928–2007), American football player
  • Francis Griffith (disambiguation)
  • Frank Kingsley Griffith, British Liberal politician and judge
  • Frederick Griffith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • George Griffith, writer
  • Grace Griffith, American folk singer
  • Griffith J. Griffith, Welsh-American industrialist known for donating land for Griffith Park in Los Angeles
  • Harold Griffith (1894–1985), Canadian anaesthetist
  • Homer Griffith (1912–1990), American football player
  • Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor

J–Z

  • James Bray Griffith (1871–1937), American business theorist
  • Jamie Bamber, born Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith, British actor
  • Jason Griffith, American voice actor for Sonic the Hedgehog
  • John Griffith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonas Griffith (born 1997), American football player
  • Justin Griffith, NFL fullback with Oakland Raiders
  • Keith Griffith (1947–2025), Barbadian footballer and technical director
  • Kenneth Griffith, Welsh actor and documentary film maker
  • Laetitia Griffith (born 1965), Dutch politician
  • Lillian Griffith (1877–1972) Welsh artist and sculptor
  • Manley Griffith, American actor better known as Griff Barnett
  • Mari Griffith, Welsh radio announcer and writer
  • Mark Griffith, British classical scholar
  • Megan Griffith (born 1985), American basketball coach
  • Melanie Griffith (born 1957), American actress
  • Michael Griffith (disambiguation)
  • Morgan Griffith, American politician from Virginia
  • Nanci Griffith (1953–2021), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
  • Nicola Griffith, British author
  • Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi, the fifth Paramount Chief of Lesotho
  • Phillip Griffith, mathematician
  • Ralph T. H. Griffith, Indologist
  • Ronald H. Griffith, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
  • Samuel Griffith (1845–1920), Australian judge and politician
  • Samuel B. Griffith, officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps
  • Thomas B. Griffith, American federal judge
  • Thomas Ian Griffith (born 1962), American actor, screenwriter, musician, and martial artist
  • Thor Griffith, American football player
  • Virgil Griffith, American hacker
  • Welborn Griffith, American soldier
  • William Griffith (botanist) (1810–1845), British doctor and naturalist
  • Xiomara Griffith, Venezuelan judoka
  • Yolanda Griffith (born 1970), American basketball player

Fictional characters with the name Griffith

  • Reanne Griffith, a.k.a. Hazuki Fujiwara, from the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
    • George Griffith, a.k.a. Akira Fujiwara, her father
  • Griffith (Berserk), the main antagonist from the anime and manga series Berserk

References

References

  1. (2007). "Surname: Griffith". surnamedb.com.
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