This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Classical Greek. Ancient Greek was the language spoken by the peoples of ancient Greece and other places in the Hellenic world.
NicholsonEnglish Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).
NicklebyLiterature Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement".
PhilipsEnglish, Dutch Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.
PlattEnglish From Old French plat meaning "flat, thin", from Late Latin plattus, from Greek πλατύς (platys) meaning "wide, broad, flat". This may have been a nickname or a topographic name for someone who lived near a flat feature.
PopaRomanian From Romanian popă"priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania.
PopeEnglish From a nickname that originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or pious appearance. It is derived from Latin papa, ultimately from Greek πάππας (pappas) meaning "father".
PopescuRomanian Patronymic derived from Romanian popă"priest". This is the second most common surname in Romania.
PopovmRussian, Bulgarian Means "son of the priest", derived from Russian and Bulgarian поп (pop).
SempersEnglish From the name of various towns named Saint Pierre in Normandy, all of which commemorate Saint Peter.
SidneyEnglish Originally derived from various place names in England meaning "wide island", from Old English sid "wide" and eg "island". Another theory holds that it comes from the name of a town in Normandy called "Saint Denis", though evidence for this is lacking.
SienkiewiczPolish Patronymic from the given name Sienko, an old diminutive of Szymon. This was the surname of the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916).
ŠimekmCzech Derived from the name Šimek, a diminutive of Šimon.
SimpsonEnglish Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.
Van LeeuwenhoekDutch Variant of Leeuwenhoek. A famous bearer of this surname is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a pioneer in the field of microscopy.