Griffith (surname) explained
| Griffith |
| Meaning: | "strong lord" |
| Region: | Wales |
| Origin: | Welsh |
| Variant: | Gruffydd, 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,[1] 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
- Anastasia Griffith, British actress
- Andrew Griffith, (born 1971) British Conservative politician
- Andy Griffith (1926–2012), American actor, writer and producer
- Anthony Griffith, English-born Montserrat international football player
- Arthur Griffith, Irish Republican leader
- 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
- 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 who is the former voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
- John Griffith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonas Griffith (born 1997), American football player
- Justin Griffith, NFL fullback who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders
- 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
- 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, former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
- Samuel Griffith, Australian politician and jurist who had a large part in composing the Constitution of Australia
- Samuel B. Griffith, officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps
- Thomas B. Griffith, American federal judge
- Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor
- Thor Griffith, American football player
- Virgil Griffith, American hacker
- Welborn Griffith, American soldier
- William Griffith (1810–1845), British doctor, naturalist, and botanist
- Xiomara Griffith, Venezuelan judoka
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
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Surname: Griffith . 2008-04-07 . 2007 . surnamedb.com.
