Surname Origin

The Griffiths Surname


Meaning
son of Gruffudd
Type
Patronymic
Root
Welsh Gruffudd
Chiefly
Throughout Wales

Gruffudd is an old Welsh personal name, usually read as containing udd, ‘lord’ or ‘chief’. The English -s was added when surnames were fixed.

Griffith without the s is the same name a step earlier in the process.

Bestow the name a title it never had

An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Griffiths name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.

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