Griffith Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Griffith Family

8,781 Griffith records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

8,781Records in our database

1818Earliest birth

5Documented families

3Biographies

See the Griffith family trees →507 Griffith families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

8,781 Griffith records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (2,105 of 8,781)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Thomas V. Griffith, born 1841, Madison County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: S. Griffith, born 1818

Most common first names

William255 Mary215 John209 James166 Robert163 Charles141 George103 Helen85 Margaret83 Donald75 Ruth72 Walter71

Documented families

Griffith families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Griffith family of Washington CountyIowaStarts: Horatio Griffith and Elizabeth W. (Fleming) Griffith (b. 1796)Most recent: G. G. Griffith (b. 1874)

Family records from county histories (4)

John GriffithStarts: John Griffith, from VirginiaMost recent: Isaac N. Griffith William GriffithLinn County, IowaStarts: William Griffith, from Brant County, CanadaMost recent: George Griffith, Jane Griffith, William Griffith Thomas V. Griffith b. 1841O Brien County, IowaStarts: John Griffith & Margaret Ahle GriffithMost recent: Albert Griffith, Carrie Griffith, Arrabell Griffith Benjamin GriffithRichland County, OhioStarts: Benjamin Griffith, from Bedford County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: John Griffith, Levi Griffith, Lucilla Kirkendall

The earliest Griffiths in the county histories

David R. GriffithBorn 1805Delaware County, Ohio Jesse GriffithBorn 1817Child of Mason Griffith and Winnie (Willoughby) GriffithBrown County, Ohio S. GriffithBorn 1818, AVashington CountyWashington County, Iowa John W. GriffithBorn 1820Bates County, Missouri J. H. GriffithBorn 1823Delaware County, Ohio Wilson W. GriffithBorn 1823Child of Walter GriffithLucas County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

507 Griffith families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

23 Griffith death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

42 Griffith people in 28 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

S. GriffithBorn 1818 · Washington County, Iowa G. W. GriffithBorn 1844 · Washington County, Iowa G. G. GriffithBorn 1874 · Washington County, Iowa

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Common questions

Griffith genealogy: FAQ

Where does the Griffith surname come from?

Welsh, from the personal name Gruffudd: an old and distinctly Welsh name.

Where were Griffith ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 8,781 Griffith records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (2,105), then Missouri (1,867) and Illinois (952).

How far back does the Griffith family tree go?

The earliest Griffith birth in our database is 1841: Thomas V. Griffith, Madison County, Ohio. The old county histories name S. Griffith, born 1818. We have pieced together 507 Griffith family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Griffith family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Griffith family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.