Greek Surnames

Andreas Ανδρέας German, Greek
Derived from the given name Andreas.

Antoniou Αντωνίου Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Antonis Αντώνης Greek, Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonis or Antonius.

Argyris Αργύρης Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

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

Dimitriou Δημητρίου Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".

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

Georgiou Γεωργίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Georgios".

Giannopoulos Γιαννόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Giannis" in Greek.

Ioannidis Ιωαννίδης Greek
Means "son of Ioannis" in Greek.

Iordanou Ιορδάνου Greek
From the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".

Katsaros Κατσαρός Greek
Means "curly" in Greek, referring to a person with curly hair.

Kokkinos Κόκκινος Greek
From a nickname meaning "red" in Greek.

Kontos Κοντός Greek
Means "short" in Greek.

Marinos Μαρίνος Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.

Megalos Μεγάλος Greek
From Greek μεγάλος (megalos) meaning "big, great".

Metaxas Μεταξάς Greek
Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", most likely referring to a silk merchant or another occupation dealing with silk.

Michelakakis Μιχελακάκης Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Michail".

Michelakis Μιχελάκης Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Michail".

Michelakos Μιχελάκος Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Michail".

Pachis Παχής Greek
Means "fat, thick" in Greek.

Papadimitriou Παπαδημητρίου Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Dimitrios.

Papadopoulos Παπαδόπουλος Greek
Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).

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.

Papoutsis Παπουτσής Greek
Means "shoemaker" in Greek.

Raptis Ράπτης Greek
Means "tailor" in Greek.

Samaras Σαμαράς Greek
Means "saddle maker" in Greek.

Spiros Σπύρος Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρος (see Spyros).

Spyros Σπύρος Greek
From the given name Spyros.

Stavros Σταύρος Greek
From the given name Stavros.

Stefanidis Στεφανίδης Greek
Means "son of Stefanos" in Greek.

Stephanidis Στεφανίδης Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Στεφανίδης (see Stefanidis).

Xanthopoulos Ξανθόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Xanthos".