Classical Greek Origin Surnames

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Abatangelo Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Angelo.

Abatantuono Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Antonio.

Abate Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.

Abategiovanni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Giovanni.

Abatescianni Italian
From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest" combined with the given name Gianni.

Abbà Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.

Abbascia Italian
Variant of Abatescianni.

Abbatangelo Italian
Variant of Abatangelo.

Abbatantuono Italian
Variant of Abatantuono.

Abbate Italian
Variant of Abate.

Abbatelli Italian
Variant of Abbadelli.

Abbaticchio Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -icchio, from Latin -iculus.

Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.

Abt German
German cognate of Abate.

Achilles German
Derived from the given name Achilles.

Albanesi Italian
Originally indicated a person who came from Albania.

Aleksandrov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Aleksandr".

Aleksandrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Aleksandrov.

Alekseev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеев (see Alekseyev).

Alekseeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеева (see Alekseyeva).

Alekseyev m Russian
Means "son of Aleksey".

Alekseyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Alekseyev.

Alesci Italian
Means "son of Alessio".

Alescio Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alesini Italian
Means "son of Alesino", a diminutive of Alessio.

Alesio Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alessandri Italian
Means "son of Alessandro".

Alessi Italian
From the given name Alessio.

Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.

Alexandersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Alexander".

Alexanderson Swedish
Variant of Alexandersson.

Alexandersson Swedish, Icelandic
Means "son of Alexander".

Alexandre French, Portuguese
From the given name Alexandre.

Alexandrescu Romanian
Means "son of Alexandru".

Alexiou Greek
Means "son of Alexios".

Allison English
Means "son of Alan" or "son of Alexander" (as well as other given names beginning with Al).

Ambrogi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Ambrosi Italian
Means "son of Ambrogio".

Anastasiou Greek
Means "son of Anastasios".

Andela Dutch
From the given name Andreas.

Andersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Anders". A noteworthy bearer was the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.

Andrade Portuguese, Galician
Possibly from the given name André.

André French
Derived from the given name André.

Andreas German
Derived from the given name Andreas.

Andreasen Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andréasson Swedish
Variant of Andreasson.

Andreasson Swedish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреев (see Andreyev).

Andreeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреева (see Andreyeva).

Andrés Spanish
Derived from the given name Andrés.

Andres German
Derived from the given name Andreas.

Andresen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreu Catalan
From the given name Andreu.

Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".

Andrewson English
Variant of Anderson.

Andreyev m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".

Andreyeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreyev.

Andries Dutch
Derived from the given name Andries.

Andriessen Dutch
Means "son of Andries".

Andringa Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Andries" in Dutch.

Andrysiak Polish
Means "son of Andrzej".

Angelov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Angel".

Angelova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Angelov.

Anghelescu Romanian
Means "son of Anghel".

Angioli Italian
Means "son of Angiolo".

Anson English
Means "son of Agnes".

Argyri f Greek
Feminine form of Argyris.

Argyris m Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

Atanasov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".

Atanasova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Atanasov.

Athanasiou Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".

Babin French
From the given name Babin, a medieval diminutive of Babylas.

Babineaux French
Variant of Babin.

Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.

Bedrosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan).

Bischoffs German
German cognate of Bishop.

Bishop English
Means simply "bishop", ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) meaning "overseer". It probably originally referred to a person who served a bishop.

Biškup Croatian
Croatian cognate of Bishop.

Biskup Polish
Polish cognate of Bishop.

Bowen Welsh
From Welsh ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".

Brose German
Derived from the given name Ambrose.

Broz Croatian
Derived from Broz, a diminutive of Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).

Brož m Czech
Derived from Brož, a diminutive of Ambrož.

Broż Polish
Derived from Broż, a diminutive of Ambroży.

Brožová f Czech
Feminine form of Brož.

Christodoulou Greek
Means "son of Christodoulos".

Christoffersen Danish
Means "son of Christoffer".

Christopher English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

Christophers English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

Christopherson English
Means "son of Christopher".

Church English
From the English word, derived from Old English cirice, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon) meaning "(house) of the lord". It probably referred to a person who lived close to a church.

Churchill English
From an English place name meaning "church hill". A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II.

Claasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".

Claes Flemish
From the given name Klaus.

Claesson Swedish
Means "son of Claes".

Clausen Danish
Means "son of Claus".

Cola Italian
From the given name Nicola 1.

Cole English
From a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola.

Colijn Dutch
From a diminutive of the given name Nicolaas.

Colin French
From a diminutive of the given name Nicolas.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Colson English
Means "son of Col".

Coolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.

D'Ambrosio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.

Damiani Italian
Derived from the given name Damiano.

Damyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Damyan".

Damyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyanov.

D'Angelo Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

Deacon English
Means "deacon", ultimately from Greek διάκονος (diakonos) meaning "servant".

Deák Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Deacon.

De Angelis Italian
Means "son of Angelo".

De Filippis Italian
Means "son of Filippo".

De Graaf Dutch
Dutch cognate of Graf.

De Luca Italian
Means "son of Luca 1".

Demetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).

Denis French
From the given name Denis.

Dennis English
From the given name Dennis.

Dimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".

Dimitrov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimitar".

Dimitrova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimitrov.

Dimov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimo".

Dimova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Dimov.

Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.

Dinapoli Italian
Variant of Di Napoli.

Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.

Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.

Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".

Đorđević Serbian
Means "son of Đorđe".

Drago Italian
From a nickname meaning "dragon" in Italian.

Drake English
Derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent".

Drees Dutch
Variant of Dries.

Dreesen Dutch
Variant of Driessen.

Dreesens Dutch
Variant of Driessen.

Dreessen Dutch
Variant of Driessen.

Dries Dutch
From the given name Dries.

Driessen Dutch
Means "son of Dries".

Dumitrescu Romanian
Means "son of Dumitru".

Dumitru Romanian
Derived from the given name Dumitru.

Đurić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Đuro".

Dwight English
From the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.

Dyson English
Means "son of Dye".

Elena Italian
Derived from the given name Elena.

Ellery English
From the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Engel German
Derived from German given names beginning with Engel, such as Engelbert.

Episcopo Italian
Means "bishop" in Italian, ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos).

Ermacora Italian
From the given name Ermacora.

Esteban Spanish
From the given name Esteban.

Esteves Portuguese
Means "son of Estevão".

Estévez Spanish
Means "son of Esteban".

Étienne French
From the given name Étienne.

Eustis English
Derived from the given name Eustace.

Evangelista Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "evangelist" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Fedorov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдоров (see Fyodorov).

Fedorova f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фёдорова (see Fyodorova).

Felipe Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the given name Felipe.

Filep Hungarian
From the given name Fülöp.

Filip um Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Filip.

Filipek Polish
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Filip.

Filipov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Filip".

Filipova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Filipov.

Filipová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Filip.

Filipović Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Filip".

Filipowska f Polish
Feminine form of Filipowski.

Filipowski m Polish
Either a patronymic from the given name Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).

Filippi Italian
Derived from the given name Filippo.

Filippov m Russian
Means "son of Filip".

Filippova f Russian
Feminine form of Filippov.

Fitzsimmons Irish
Means "son of Simon 1" in Anglo-Norman French.

Flipse Dutch
Variant of Flipsen.

Flipsen Dutch
Means "son of Flip".

Floros m Greek
From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".

Florou f Greek
Feminine form of Floros.

Fülöp Hungarian
Derived from the given name Fülöp.

Fyodorov m Russian
Means "son of Fyodor".

Fyodorova f Russian
Feminine form of Fyodorov.

Genadiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genadi".

Genadieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genadiev.

Genkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Genko".

Genkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genkov.

Genov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Geno".

Genova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genov.

George English
Derived from the given name George.

Georges French
From the given name Georges.

Georgeson English
Means "son of George".

Georgiadi f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Georgiadis m Greek
Means "son of Georgios" in Greek.

Georgiadou f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.

Georgiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Georgi".

Georgieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.

Georgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios".

Gevorgian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).

Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".

Gheorghe Romanian
Derived from the given name Gheorghe.

Giménez Spanish
Variant of Jiménez.

Giorgadze Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".

Gjorgiev m Macedonian
Means "son of Gjorgji".

Gjorgieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgiev.

Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".

Goretti Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Gori Italian
Derived from the given name Gregorio.

Görög Hungarian
Means "Greek" in Hungarian.

Graf German
From the German noble title Graf meaning "count", ultimately from Greek γραφεύς (grapheus) meaning "scribe".

Graves English
Occupational name for a steward, derived from Middle English greyve, related to the German title Graf.

Grayson English
Means "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".

Grec Catalan
Catalan cognate of Greco.

Greco Italian
Means "from Greece" in Italian.

Greer Scottish
Derived from the given name Gregor.

Gregersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Gregers".

Gregory English
From the given name Gregory.

Grgić Croatian
Means "son of Grgur".

Grier Scottish
Derived from the given name Gregor.

Grieve Scottish
Occupational name meaning "steward, farm manager" in Middle English, related to the German title Graf.

Griffin 2 English
Nickname from the mythological beast with body of a lion with head and wings of an eagle. It is ultimately from Greek γρύψ (gryps).

Grigorescu Romanian
Means "son of Grigore" in Romanian.

Grigorov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Grigor".

Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.

Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.

Grześkiewicz Polish
Derived from the given name Grzegorz.

Haralampiev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Haralampi".

Haralampieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Haralampiev.

Hristov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Hristo".

Hristova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Hristov.

Ingram English
Derived from the given name Ingram.

Jerković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Jerko".

Jérôme French
Derived from the given name Jérôme.

Jerome English
Derived from the given name Jerome. A famous bearer of this surname was the American-born Jennie Jerome (1854-1921), Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill.

Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".

Jorge Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Jorge.

Jørgensen Danish
Means "son of Jørgen".

Jukić Croatian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Juraj.

Jurić Croatian
Means "son of Jure".

Juriša Croatian
Derived from a diminutive form of Jure.

Kaloyanchev m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanchev.

Kaloyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Kaloyan".

Kaloyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Kaloyanov.

Kató Hungarian
Derived from a diminutive of the Hungarian feminine given name Katalin.

Kevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).

Kirby English
From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".

Kirch German
German cognate of Church.

Kirk English
From northern Middle English kirk meaning "church", from Old Norse kirkja (cognate of Church). A famous fictional bearer is the starship captain James Kirk from the Star Trek television series (1966-1969), and subsequent films.

Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".

Klassen German
Means "son of Klaus".

Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".

Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".

Kolen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kolijn Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kollen Dutch
From the given name Nicolaas.

Kool Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koole Dutch
Derived from a short form of the given name Nicolaas.

Koolen Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Kools Dutch
Derived from the given name Nicolaas.

Krikorian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գրիգորյան (see Grigoryan).

Kristoffersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Kristoffer".

Kyler Dutch (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cuyler.

Laakkonen Finnish
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Niklas.

Léandre French
Derived from the given name Léandre.

Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Means "lion's corner" in Dutch. The first bearer of this name lived on the corner (Dutch hoek) of the Lion's Gate (Dutch Leeuwenpoort) in the city of Delft.

Lennartsson Swedish
Means "son of Lennart".

Léon French
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

León 2 Spanish
From the given name León.

Leon English
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Leonard English
Derived from the given name Leonard.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Leonardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Lennart".

Leonardson English
Means "son of Leonard".

Leonardsson Swedish
Variant of Lennartsson.

Leone Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Leoni Italian
Derived from the given name Leone 1.

Lévêque French
Variant of Lévesque.

Lévesque French
Derived from French évêque, a cognate of Bishop.

Lippi Italian
From the given name Filippo. It is common in the area of Florence.

Loewe German
Variant of Löwe.

Löwe German, Jewish
Means "lion" in German.

Lowe 1 Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Löwe.

Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

Lucassen Dutch
Means "son of Lucas".

Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Lukáč m Slovak
Slovak form of Lukács.

Lukáčová f Slovak
Feminine form of Lukáč.

Lukács Hungarian
From the given name Lukács.

Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".

Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Lyon 2 English, French
From a nickname derived from Old French and Middle English lion meaning "lion".

Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.

Mac Alastair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAlister.

MacAlastair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McAlister.

MacEalair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKellar.

Mac Eoghain Irish
Means "son of Eoghan" in Irish.

MacEòghainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Eoghain.

MacGregor Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGriogair meaning "son of Gregor". It originates from the Highland clan Gregor. A famous bearer was the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734).

MacGriogair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacGregor.

Makarov m Russian
Means "son of Makar".

Makarova f Russian
Feminine form of Makarov.