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Origin Of The Surname Griffin
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Meaning Of The Surname Griffin
Dragon lord
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Interesting
Facts About
Griffin
This surname is commonly found prefixed with a Mac in many Scottish and Irish records. However it is thought that this spelling comes from the Old Welsh personal name ‘Gruffydd’ which is made up of the different elements ‘griff’ of which is thought to mean dragon and ‘udd’ which means lord or chief. However it was also used as a baptismal name when parents hoped that their child would grow to be a fierce and strong individual. |
Griffin Statistics
Griffin is the number 340 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 27,172 share the surname Griffin in the UK.
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