Greek Surnames

Greek names are used in the country of Greece and other Greek-speaking communities throughout the world. See also about Greek names.
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Alexiou Αλεξίου Greek
Means "son of Alexios".
Anastasiou Αναστασίου Greek
Means "son of Anastasios".
Antoni Αντώνη f Greek
Feminine form of Antonis.
Antoniou Αντωνίου Greek
Means "son of Antonios".
Antonis Αντώνης m & u Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.
Argyri Αργύρη f Greek
Feminine form of Argyris.
Argyris Αργύρης m Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.
Athanasiou Αθανασίου Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".
Christodoulou Χριστοδούλου Greek
Means "son of Christodoulos".
Demetriou Δημητρίου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).
Dimitriou Δημητρίου Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".
Economou Οικονόμου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμου (see Oikonomou).
Floros Φλώρος m Greek
From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".
Florou Φλώρου f Greek
Feminine form of Floros.
Galani Γαλανή f Greek
Feminine form of Galanis.
Galanis Γαλάνης m Greek
From Greek γαλανός (galanos) meaning "light blue".
Georgiadi Γεωργιάδη f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.
Georgiadis Γεωργιάδης m Greek
Means "son of Georgios" in Greek.
Georgiadou Γεωργιάδου f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.
Georgiou Γεωργίου Greek
Means "son of Georgios".
Giannopoulos Γιαννόπουλος m Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.
Giannopoulou Γιαννοπούλου f Greek
Feminine form of Giannopoulos.
Ikonomou Οικονόμου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμου (see Oikonomou).
Ioannidi Ιωαννίδη f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.
Ioannidis Ιωαννίδης m Greek
Means "son of Ioannis" in Greek.
Ioannidou Ιωαννίδου f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.
Ioannou Ιωάννου Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".
Iordanou Ιορδάνου Greek
From the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".
Karagianni Καραγιάννη f Greek
Feminine form of Karagiannis.
Karagiannis Καραγιάννης m Greek
From the Greek prefix καρα (kara) meaning "black, dark" (of Turkish origin) and the given name Giannis.
Katsaros Κατσαρός m Greek
Means "curly" in Greek, referring to a person with curly hair.
Katsarou Κατσαρού f Greek
Feminine form of Katsaros.
Kokkinos Κόκκινος m Greek
From a nickname meaning "red" in Greek.
Kokkinou Κόκκινου f Greek
Feminine form of Kokkinos.
Konstantinidi Κωνσταντινίδη f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.
Konstantinidis Κωνσταντινίδης m Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos" in Greek.
Konstantinidou Κωνσταντινίδου f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.
Kontos Κοντός m Greek
Means "short" in Greek.
Kontou Κοντού f Greek
Feminine form of Kontos.
Makri Μακρή f Greek
Feminine form of Makris.
Makris Μακρής m Greek
Means "long, tall" in Greek.
Marinos Μαρίνος m Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.
Marinou Μαρίνου f Greek
Feminine form of Marinos.
Megalos Μεγάλος m Greek
Means "big, great" in Greek.
Megalou Μεγάλου f Greek
Feminine form of Megalos.
Metaxa Μεταξά f Greek
Feminine form of Metaxas.
Metaxas Μεταξάς m Greek
Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", referring to a silk merchant or another occupation dealing with silk.
Michelakaki Μιχελακάκη f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakakis.
Michelakakis Μιχελακάκης m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelaki Μιχελάκη f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakis.
Michelakis Μιχελάκης m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelakos Μιχελάκος m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelakou Μιχελάκου f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakos.
Mylona Μυλωνά f Greek
Feminine form of Mylonas.
Mylonas Μυλωνάς m Greek
Means "miller" in Greek, from μύλος (mylos) meaning "mill".
Nicolaou Νικολάου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).
Nikolaou Νικολάου Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Oikonomou Οικονόμου Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Pachi Παχή f Greek
Feminine form of Pachis.
Pachis Παχής m Greek
Means "fat, thick" in Greek.
Papadaki Παπαδάκη f Greek
Feminine form of Papadakis.
Papadakis Παπαδάκης m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".
Papadimitriou Παπαδημητρίου Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.
Papadopoulos Παπαδόπουλος m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
Papadopoulou Παπαδοπούλου f Greek
Feminine form of Papadopoulos.
Papageorgiou Παπαγεωργίου Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.
Papaioannou Παπαϊωάννου Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.
Papanikolaou Παπανικολάου Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.
Papoutsi Παπουτσή f Greek
Feminine form of Papoutsis.
Papoutsis Παπουτσής m Greek
Means "shoemaker" in Greek, from παπούτσι (papoutsi) meaning "shoe" (ultimately of Persian origin).
Pappa Παππά f Greek
Feminine form of Pappas.
Pappas Παππάς m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.
Rapti Ράπτη f Greek
Feminine form of Raptis.
Raptis Ράπτης m Greek
Means "tailor" in Greek.
Samara 2 Σαμαρά f Greek
Feminine form of Samaras.
Samaras Σαμαράς m Greek
Means "saddle maker" in Greek, from σαμάρι (samari) meaning "saddle".
Spanos Σπανός m Greek
Means "hairless, beardless" in Greek, ultimately from σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".
Spanou Σπανόυ f Greek
Feminine form of Spanos.
Spirou Σπύρου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).
Spyrou Σπύρου Greek
Means "son of Spyros".
Stavrou Σταύρου Greek
From the given name Stavros.
Stefanidi Στεφανίδη f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.
Stefanidis Στεφανίδης m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.
Stefanidou Στεφανίδου f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.
Stephanidi Στεφανίδη f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).
Stephanidis Στεφανίδης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).
Stephanidou Στεφανίδου f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδου (see Stefanidou).
Theodorou Θεοδώρου Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Triantafyllou Τριανταφύλλου Greek
From the given name Triantafyllos.
Vasileiou Βασιλείου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Vasiliou Βασιλείου Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".
Vassiliou Βασιλείου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Vlachos Βλάχος m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Vlachou Βλάχου f Greek
Feminine form of Vlachos.
Vlahos Βλάχος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχος (see Vlachos).
Vlahou Βλάχου f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχου (see Vlachou).
Xanthopoulos Ξανθόπουλος m Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".
Xanthopoulou Ξανθοπούλου f Greek
Feminine form of Xanthopoulos.