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From Middle English griffoun, from Old French griffon, from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps), commonly linked to γρυπός (grupós, “curved”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, twist, bend, wind”)
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I feel sorry for a kid in my class with the surname Griffin. Why?...Because we have a teacher called Mr. Griffin and when he says his name he always says “Good name.”
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Peter Griffin (and the Griffin family) are the main characters of the American TV show "Family Guy".
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As an English surname, Griffin is a nickname for a fierce or dangerous person, from Middle English Griffin "gryphon" (from Latin gryphus, Greek gryps, of Assyrian origin).
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