Type Surname (from occupation)
Gender Masculine
Usage Greek
Scripts Εξαρχόπουλος(Greek)
Other Forms FormsExarchopoulou, Exarchos, Exarhopoulos, Exarhos, Exarchakos, Exarchoulakos, Exarchakis, Exarchidis, Exarchoulis, Exarhoulias, Exarchou, Exarhopoulou, Exarhou, Exarchakou, Exarchoulakou, Exarchaki, Exarchidou, Exarchoulia, Exarhoulia, Exarchouleas, Exarcheas, Exarhouleas, Exarchoulea, Exarchea, Exarhoulea
Meaning & History
Means "son of the exarch", from Greek ἔξαρχος (éxarchos) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos). The word exarch historically refers to a military governor of a distant province within the Byzantine Empire (nowadays it is used in Eastern Christian Churches to denote a deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop ranking below a patriarch and above a metropolitan bishop). A famous bearer of this name is the French actress Adèle Exarchopoulos (1993-).