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 named Griffiths include:

Alan Griffiths (born 1952), Australian politician and businessman
Alan Griffiths (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer
Albert Griffiths (1908–1970), British trade unionist
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 (Australian 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
Brian Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Fforestfach (born 1941), British economist
Bryn Griffiths (born 1982), Welsh rugby union player
Bryn Griffiths (writer), Welsh poet and writer
Cecil Griffiths (1901–1945), Welsh sprinter and middle-distance runner
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), Welsh Congregationalist minister in Australia
Elly Griffiths (born 1963), British author
Estyn Griffths (1927–2017), Welsh footballer
Frances Griffiths (1907–1986), one of two girls who faked the Cottingley Fairies photographs
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
Herbert Griffiths (1899–1969), British cinema organist and theatre composer
Howard Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths (1923–2015), British judge, cricketer and life peer
H. W. Griffiths (Henry W. Griffiths Jr.), Idaho railroad photographer
Ivor Griffiths (1918–1993), Welsh footballer
Jemma Griffiths (1975–), better known as Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter
Jennie Scott Griffiths (1875–1951) American, Fijian, and Australian journalist and women's rights activist
Joel Griffiths (1979–), Australian soccer
John Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Ken Griffiths (1930–2008), English footballer
Ken Griffiths (photographer) (1945–2014), New Zealand born photographer
Leigh Griffiths (born 1990), Scottish footballer
Leslie Griffiths (born 1942), British Methodist minister, politician and life peer
Linda Griffiths (1953–2014), Canadian actor and playwright
Louise Griffiths (born 1978), English pop singer, songwriter and actress
Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1919), English actress
Lucy Griffiths (actress, born 1986), English actress
Marcia Griffiths (born 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 (born 1962), Welsh international rugby player
Mike Griffiths (police officer), English police officer
Niall Griffiths (born 1966), English author
Peter Griffiths (1928–2013), 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 (c. 1720–1803), English editor and publisher
Rhys Griffiths (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer and manager
Rhys Griffiths (rugby league) (born 1987), English former footballer
Richard Griffiths (1947–2013), British actor
Robert Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Roland Griffiths (1946-2023), American psychopharmacologist
Rowland Griffiths (1886–1914), Wales international rugby union player
Ryan Griffiths (guitarist) (born 1978), Australian musician, member of the garage rock band The Vines
Sarah Griffiths (born 2001), English singer and songwriter known professionally as Griff
Sandi Griffiths (born 1945), American singer
Selina Griffiths (born 1969), British actress
Shelley Griffiths, New Zealand law academic
Stan Griffiths (1911–2003), Welsh footballer
Steve, Steven or Stephen Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
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 (1907–1968), American boxer
Walter Griffiths (footballer), English footballer
William Griffiths (disambiguation), several people
Wyn Griffiths (1919–2006), Welsh footballer

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