McGriff

English

Etymology

Perhaps an altered form of McNiff.

Proper noun

McGriff (plural McGriffs)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGriff is the 5947^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5789 individuals. McGriff is most common among Black/African American (61.95%) and White (32.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGriff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 555.