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GRIFFITH



Origin: Welsh

Coat of Arms: A gold shield with a red lion rampant.

Crest: A demi lion.

Motto: Firmitas et sanitas.

Motto Translated: Strength and health.
Griffith Coat of Arms


Meaning of the Lion in Heraldry
GRIFFIN

2 IRISH COAT OF ARMS

# 1 Irish Origins
Coat of Arms: A black shield with a gold griffin.

Crest: Description not available

Spelling variations include: Griffey, Griffy, O'Griffey and others.

First found in county Clare where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Samuel Griffy who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732.
The griffin surname is derived from the Welsh personal names Griffin, Gruffin, or Griffith. These were pet-forms of the Middle Welsh name Gruffudd, which was borne by many Welsh princes. The name came to Ireland in the 12th century with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Strongbow. There was also a native Irish line whose name originally appeared in Gaelic as O Gríobhtha, which is derived from the word "gríobhtha," which means "griffin-like." It is thought that most of the bearers of the Griffith variant of the name are of Welsh ancestry.

Spelling variations include: Griffey, Griffy, O'Griffey and others.

First found in county Clare where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Samuel Griffy who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732.
GRIFFIN


# 2 Irish Origins


Coat of Arms: Black with a silver griffin segreant beaked and forelegged or.

Crest: A black talbot's head erased.

Motto: Ne vile Velis.

Motto Translated: Wishing nothing base.

Spelling variations include: Griffey, Griffy, O'Griffey and others.

First found in county Clare where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Samuel Griffy who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732.
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