Greek Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Greek. Greek is the language spoken in Greece and other Greek communities throughout the world.
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Alexiou Greek
Means "son of Alexios".
Anastasiou Greek
Means "son of Anastasios".
Antoni f Greek
Feminine form of Antonis.
Antoniou Greek
Means "son of Antonios".
Antonis m & u Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.
Apostolov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Apostol".
Apostolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Apostolov.
Argyri f Greek
Feminine form of Argyris.
Argyris m Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.
Athanasiou Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".
Christodoulou Greek
Means "son of Christodoulos".
Demetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).
Dimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".
Economou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμου (see Oikonomou).
Floros m Greek
From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".
Florou f Greek
Feminine form of Floros.
Galani f Greek
Feminine form of Galanis.
Galanis m Greek
From Greek γαλανός (galanos) meaning "light blue".
Georgiadi f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.
Georgiadis m Greek
Means "son of Georgios" in Greek.
Georgiadou f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.
Georgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios".
Giannopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.
Giannopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Giannopoulos.
Ikonomou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμου (see Oikonomou).
Ioannidi f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.
Ioannidis m Greek
Means "son of Ioannis" in Greek.
Ioannidou f Greek
Feminine form of Ioannidis.
Ioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".
Iordanou Greek
From the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".
Karagianni f Greek
Feminine form of Karagiannis.
Karagiannis m Greek
From the Greek prefix καρα (kara) meaning "black, dark" (of Turkish origin) and the given name Giannis.
Katsaros m Greek
Means "curly" in Greek, referring to a person with curly hair.
Katsarou f Greek
Feminine form of Katsaros.
Kokkinos m Greek
From a nickname meaning "red" in Greek.
Kokkinou f Greek
Feminine form of Kokkinos.
Konstantinidi f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.
Konstantinidis m Greek
Means "son of Konstantinos" in Greek.
Konstantinidou f Greek
Feminine form of Konstantinidis.
Kontos m Greek
Means "short" in Greek.
Kontou f Greek
Feminine form of Kontos.
Makri f Greek
Feminine form of Makris.
Makris m Greek
Means "long, tall" in Greek.
Marinos m Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.
Marinou f Greek
Feminine form of Marinos.
Megalos m Greek
Means "big, great" in Greek.
Megalou f Greek
Feminine form of Megalos.
Metaxa f Greek
Feminine form of Metaxas.
Metaxas m Greek
Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", referring to a silk merchant or another occupation dealing with silk.
Michelakaki f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakakis.
Michelakakis m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelaki f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakis.
Michelakis m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelakos m Greek
Means "son of Michail".
Michelakou f Greek
Feminine form of Michelakos.
Mylona f Greek
Feminine form of Mylonas.
Mylonas m Greek
Means "miller" in Greek, from μύλος (mylos) meaning "mill".
Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).
Nikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Oikonomou Greek
Derived from Greek οικονόμος (ikonomos) meaning "housekeeper, steward".
Pachi f Greek
Feminine form of Pachis.
Pachis m Greek
Means "fat, thick" in Greek.
Papadaki f Greek
Feminine form of Papadakis.
Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".
Papadimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.
Papadopoulos m Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
Papadopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Papadopoulos.
Papageorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Georgios.
Papaioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Ioannis.
Papanikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Nikolaos.
Papoutsi f Greek
Feminine form of Papoutsis.
Papoutsis m Greek
Means "shoemaker" in Greek, from παπούτσι (papoutsi) meaning "shoe" (ultimately of Persian origin).
Pappa f Greek
Feminine form of Pappas.
Pappas m Greek
Means "priest" in Greek.
Rapti f Greek
Feminine form of Raptis.
Raptis m Greek
Means "tailor" in Greek.
Samara 2 f Greek
Feminine form of Samaras.
Samaras m Greek
Means "saddle maker" in Greek, from σαμάρι (samari) meaning "saddle".
Spanos m Greek
Means "hairless, beardless" in Greek, ultimately from σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".
Spanou f Greek
Feminine form of Spanos.
Spirou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).
Spyrou Greek
Means "son of Spyros".
Stavrou Greek
From the given name Stavros.
Stefanidi f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.
Stefanidis m Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.
Stefanidou f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.
Stephanidi f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδη (see Stefanidi).
Stephanidis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).
Stephanidou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδου (see Stefanidou).
Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Triantafyllou Greek
From the given name Triantafyllos.
Vasileiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Vasiliou Greek
Means "son of Vasilios".
Vassiliou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).
Vlachos m Greek
Means "Romanian, Wallachian" in Greek, from Old Slavic volxŭ "Romance-speaker" (of Germanic origin).
Vlachou f Greek
Feminine form of Vlachos.
Vlahos m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχος (see Vlachos).
Vlahou f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βλάχου (see Vlachou).
Xanthopoulos m Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".
Xanthopoulou f Greek
Feminine form of Xanthopoulos.