Griffiths

Griffiths
Origin
Meaning	"Son of Griffith"
Region of origin	Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)	Gruffydd, Griffith, Griffis, Griffits, Griffitts, Griffin

Griffiths is a surname with Welsh origins, as in Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr. People called Griffiths recorded here include:

Alan Griffiths (born 1952), Australian politician and businessman
Alan Griffiths (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer
Albert Griffiths (1871–1927), better known as Young Griffo, boxing champion
Andrew Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Anne Griffiths (1932–2017), personal archivist of the Duke of Edinburgh
Antony Griffiths (born 1951), British museum curator and art historian
Barri Griffiths (born 1982), Welsh professional wrestler and former Gladiators competitor
Barry Griffiths (footballer) (born 1929), Australian rules footballer
Barry Griffiths (footballer, born 1940), association football goalkeeper
Bede Griffiths (1906–1993), British-born monk and missionary in India
Bryn (Brynlyn) Griffiths, Welsh poet and writer
Cecil Griffiths (1901–1945), British athlete
Charles Griffiths (politician), Australian politician
Colin Griffiths (born 1983), English comedian, DJ, VJ and writer
Ciarán Griffiths (born 1983), British actor, currently in Shameless
Dan Griffiths (rugby union, born 1857) (1857–1936), Welsh rugby union forward
Dan Griffiths (rugby union, born 1979), Welsh rugby union fly-half
David Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Dean Griffiths (born 1980), Jamaican hurdler
Derek Griffiths (born 1946), British actor
Dewi Griffiths (born 1931), Welsh television producer and radio host
Eddie Griffiths, Australian fire fighter, World War I veteran and rugby league footballer
Eliezer Griffiths (1827–1920), a Welsh Congregationalist minister in Australia
Elly Griffiths (born 1963), British author
Estyn Griffths (born 1927), Welsh footballer
Frances Griffiths: see Cottingley Fairies
Franny Griffiths, English musician, member of the band Space
Fred Griffiths (rugby league), South African rugby league footballer
Fred Griffiths (actor) (1912–1994), British actor
Gwenny Griffiths (1867–1953), Welsh painter
H. W. Griffiths (Henry W. Griffiths Jr.), Idaho railroad photographer
Howard Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Ivor Griffiths (1918–1993), Welsh footballer
Jemma Griffiths (1975–), better known as Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter
Joel Griffiths (1979–), Australian soccer
John Griffiths (surgeon) (1754–1822), Surgeon to Queen Charlotte's household
John Griffiths (Conservative politician), leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, Suffolk
J. Gwyn Griffiths, poet, Egyptologist and Welsh nationalist political activist
John Lewis Griffiths, Consul General of the United States to Britain
John W. Griffiths (1809–1882), American naval architect
Käte Bosse-Griffiths (1910–1998), German born Egyptologist and writer in the Welsh language
Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer
Linda Griffiths (1953–2014), Canadian actor and playwright
Louise Griffiths, pop singer, songwriter and actress
Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1919)
Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1986)
Marcia Griffiths (1949–) Jamaican singer
M. A. Griffiths (1947–2009), British poet
Maurice Griffiths (1902–1997), English yachtsman, boat designer and writer on sailing subjects
Mike Griffiths, Welsh international rugby player
Niall Griffiths (born 1966), English author
Peter Griffiths, English politician
Philip Jones Griffiths (1936–2008), Welsh photojournalist
Philip Lewis Griffiths (1881–1945), Australian jurist
Phillip Griffiths (born 1938), American mathematician
Rachel Griffiths (born 1968), Australian actress
Ralph Griffiths, eighteenth-century editor and publisher
Rhys Griffiths (footballer)
Rhys Griffiths (rugby league)
Richard Griffiths (1947–2013), British actor
Robert Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Rowland Griffiths (1886–1914), Wales international rugby union player
Ryan Griffiths (guitarist) (1978–)
Sandi Griffiths (born 1945), American singer
Selina Griffiths, British actress
Stan Griffiths (1911–2003), Welsh footballer
Terry Griffiths (born 1947), retired Welsh snooker player
Terry Griffiths (politician) (1944–2009), New South Wales politician
Trevor Griffiths (born 1935), English dramatist
Tuffy Griffiths, boxer
William Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Wyn Griffiths (1919–2006), Welsh footballer

See also