Griffis is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Griffis
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Griffis

How popular is Griffis?

Griffis is common in United States.

Griffis is ranked 48292 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Griffis bearers increased by 5.243825 per cent in 2010 US census to 8309 since 2000, the surname slipped by 124 spots and ranked at 4278. The last name was found in around 28 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.99 90.34
Black 6.46 6.57
Others 1.96 1.2
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.22
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.36 0.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.32
Griffis is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 9886 people have been found who wears Griffis as their family name. Griffis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
9,568 Thailand8
32,472 Azerbaijan3
147,165 Czech Republic2
24,269 Peru2
151,601 Spain1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
165,773 Belarus1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
81,201 Switzerland1
1,879 Belize1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
29,774 Venezuela1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
246,777 Russia33
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,317 England75
Countries with hundreds of Griffis:
10,851 Australia256
21,628 Canada163
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Griffis:
4,349 United States9,174
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ship Surgeon Willm. Griffis from Great Britain aboard the Centurion from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on April 13, 1850.

Griffis Namesakes

  • Audra Griffis, Actress
  • Bartow Griffiss, Author
  • Si Griffis, Ice hockey athlete
  • Mitty Griffis Mirrer, Film director
  • Rhoda Griffis, Actress
  • Si Griffis, Ice hockey athlete
  • William Elliot Griffis, Author
  • Rhoda Griffis, Actress

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