Griffey
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gríobhtha (“descendant of Gríobhtha”), a personal name which derives from gríobh (“griffin”).
Proper noun[edit]
Griffey (plural Griffeys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Griffey is the 10560th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3035 individuals. Griffey is most common among White (86.99%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Griffey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.