Giffen is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Giffen
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Giffen

How popular is Giffen?

Giffen is common in United States.

Giffen is ranked 141025 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Giffens plummeted by 6.880301 per cent to 988 since 2000 and slipped by 2503 spots and ranked at 25115. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.3 93.5
Giffen is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 2723 people have been found who wears Giffen as their family name. Giffen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
89,020 Tanzania2
82,478 South Africa2
50,640 Switzerland2
21,529 Singapore2
1,704,541 India1
151,601 Spain1
174,544 Czech Republic1
10,683 Cyprus1
47,891 Norway1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
5,589 Sudan1
810,193 Indonesia1
56,169 Mexico1
492,292 Ukraine1
18,969 Wales1
277,603 France1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
62,494 Netherlands22
11,387 Ireland22
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,532 Scotland79
Countries with hundreds of Giffen:
6,281 Canada682
19,128 England280
17,712 Australia147
Countries with thousands of Giffen:
22,309 United States1,411
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old maid Mary Giffen who was residing in Ireland migrated to Lowell-Ma on October 13, 1848 by Growler Of New York put out from Cork. Wilm. Giffen, aged 26, Pat. Giffen (35) Workman, Alice Giffen (18) Immigrant, John Giffen, aged 21, Farmer George Giffen, are other Giffen that migrated to US.

Giffen Namesakes

  • Fannie Reed Giffen, Author
  • Keith Giffen, Writer
  • Keith Giffen, Writer
  • Keith Giffen, Writer
  • Keith Giffen, Writer
  • Keith Giffen, Writer

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