Griffey

English

Alternative forms

• Griffee

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gríobhtha (“descendant of Gríobhtha”), a personal name which derives from gríobh (“griffin”).

Proper noun

Griffey (plural Griffeys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Griffey is the 10560^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3035 individuals. Griffey is most common among White (86.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Griffey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.