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Adamantidis Greek
Descentant, son of Adamantios.

Agelastos Greek
Means in Greek, 'The one that never laughs.'

Akropolitis Greek
Someone from Akropolis, not referring to the Acropolis of Athens specifically, but in general, any fortified area of ancient and medieval Greek cities.

Alibertis Greek

Alifieris Greek
From Italian alfiere "standard-bearer, ensign" cognate to the Italian surname Alfieri.

Andrias Greek
a version of the name Andreas

Angelakas Greek

Argentis Greek
Means "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair. Greek version of the Italian surname Argenti.

Argyropoulos Greek
Descendant, son of the 'silver one'.

Armenopoulos Greek
Descendant, son of the Armenian.

Arvanitis Greek
Signifying ethnic origin, an Arvanit.

Aslamas Greek
This surname is usually found among Pontic Greeks. The surname comes from the Georgian first name Aslamaz which is likely related to the Georgian adjective ლამაზი (lamazi) meaning "beautiful, handsome".

Aslanis Greek
From the Turkish name/word for lion, Aslan.

Athenogenis Greek
Means of Athenian origin. 'Αθήνα' (Athens) and 'γένος'(origin, birth, clan)

Baltatzis Greek
Perhaps from the Italian surname Baldacci.

Batos Greek

Bekris Greek

Bertsias Greek

Bogdanos Greek
From the Romanian/Slavic name Bogdan

Bogiatzis Greek

Botzis Greek
Greek version of the Italian surname Bocci.

Boukouras Greek
Name of Dacian/Illyrian or Thracian origin. It means "happy". Also, see the Romanian surname Bukur

Boukouvalas Greek

Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos

Charamis Greek

Chionidis Greek
From the Greek word for snow, 'χιόνι'. Descendant, son of the 'snowy one.'

Chorafopoulos Greek

Christodoulidis Greek

Chrysovergis Greek
The one of the "golden rod".From the Greek words for gold: chrysos (χρυσός), and rod: verga (βέργα).

Dagiamos Greek

Dalassenos Greek

Damianakos Greek
Son of, or little Damianos.

Delarokas Greek

Delavinias Greek

Deltas Greek

Dermokaitis Greek

Diakoumis Greek

Diallas Greek

Dimitrakopoulos Greek

Dimoutsos Greek

Doudesis Greek

Drakakis Greek

Drakopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the dragon.

Drakoularakos Greek

Drepanis Greek
From the Greek word for scythe: drepani (δρεπάνι).

Drosis Greek

Efpragiotis Greek

Eftaxias Greek
Derives from the name Eutaxia, means well ordered.

Evmorfopoulos Greek

Fanos Greek

Filandras Greek

Flevarakis Greek

Floros Greek
From the Latin word for flower, 'florus', also could be associated with the name Florus

Fountas Greek
Someone with a lot of hair from the Latin word funda.

Fountoukidis Greek

Fragiskatos Greek

Fragkeskidis Greek

Frangoulis Greek

Galatis Greek

Gatelouzos Greek

Georgakopoulos Greek
Means "son of Georgakis".

Georgoudis Greek

Gerogiannis Greek
Α composite surname from the words γέρος (geros), meaning old and the name Giannis.

Giakoumakatos Greek

Giannakas Greek

Gikas Greek

Giokas Greek
Arvanitic for Glaukias.

Goumas Greek

Gounaris Greek

Grammenos Greek

Gyzis Greek

Hatzipapas Greek

Hatzispyridis Greek

Hatzispyros Greek

Iassites Greek

Ioannoglou Greek

Ionides Greek

Iosifidis Greek

Kakoulidis Greek

Kalafatis Greek

Kallergis Greek
The surname is composed of the Greek words kalon (=beautiful) and ergon(from ergo "work, task, deed, accomplishment, or purpose")

Kallifronas Greek

Kalligeros Greek

Kallimachis Greek

Kallimogiannis Greek

Kalogeras Greek
From the Greek word καλόγερος (kalogeros), meaning monk.

Kaloudes Greek

Kalpakidis Greek

Kamateros Greek

Kandiotis Greek

Kangelaris Greek
Etymologically it goes back to the Latin cancellarius, which means chief secretary or chancellor.

Kantakouzenos Greek
One of the noble Byzantine families, the surname is connected to the locality of Kouzenas, a name for the southern part of Mount Sipylus near Smyrna (Izmir).

Kapetanakis Greek

Kapodistrias Greek
This surname is a greek version of Capo d'Istria

Kapos Greek

Kapsokolis Greek

Karakitsos Greek

Karakostas Greek

Karantinos Greek

Karatzas Greek

Karvellas Greek

Karyotakis Greek

Kassavetis Greek

Kastamonites Greek
Someone from Kastamoni (Kastamonu).

Kastoriades Greek

Katerinopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of Katerina.

Katsigialos Greek

Katsoulis Greek

Kavafis Greek

Kavallaris Greek

Kazantzakis Greek

Kolettis Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Coletti. A significant person with that name was Ioannis Kolettis, prime minister of Greece.

Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.

Konofagos Greek
Shortened form of the word, εικονοφάγος means 'icon eater'. Remnant of the iconoclastic years during the Byzantine empire.

Kontakos Greek

Kontaratos Greek

Kontes Greek

Kontostephanos Greek
The surname means short (κοντός) Stefanos.

Kontrafouris Greek
A surname of Italian origin, from the Italian words 'contra' meaning against, and 'furo' meaning thief. Common in Greece and among the Greek diaspora.

Koressios Greek

Kornaros Greek
The Greek version of the surname Cornaro.

Korniaktos Greek

Kostakis Greek

Koukos Greek

Koukoulis Greek

Kourkoulis Greek

Kourkoulos Greek

Kripotos Greek

Lagios Greek

Lales Greek

Lambrakis Greek

Laskaridis Greek

Lazos Greek
Either from the short version of the name Lazaros or meaning the Laz, an ethnic group in Pontus related to the Georgians.

Lempesis Greek

Liaros Greek

Lignos Greek

Logothetis Greek

Loukidis Greek

Makrynoris Greek

Malatestas Greek
Means "bad head" in Italian, from the Italian surname Malatesta, also found in Greece.

Manakos Greek

Manos Greek
From the name Manos.

Manoussakis Greek

Maragkoudakis Greek

Maravellias Greek

Maraziotis Greek

Markoras Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Marcoran.

Marougkas Greek

Mastorakos Greek

Mavris Greek
From the Greek word mavros (black).

Mavrokordatos Greek
Means "black Kodratos".

Mavromichalis Greek
Means "black Michalis (Michael)" in Greek. In Mani, it is said to derive from an orphan named Μιχάλης (Michalis). Because of the dark clothing worn during times of mourning, orphans were often called μαύρος (mavros) meaning "black".

Mavrothalassitis Greek

Megas Greek
It means great in Greek.

Melissenos Greek
Surname associated with the greek word melissa (μέλισσα), which means bee, perhaps a beekeeper.

Mentis Greek
From the ancient greek name Mentios.

Metoikidis Greek

Mikroulakis Greek

Miliaras Greek

Mitsakis Greek

Morfas Greek

Mouchtaridis Greek

Mourouzis Greek
Belonged to an important Greek family of Pontic origin.

Mourtzakis Greek

Mourtzis Greek

Mousouros Greek

Moustakas Greek

Mylonas Greek

Myrotis Greek

Neroutsos Greek

Nestongos Greek

Notaras Greek
From the Latin word 'notarius'.

Palaiologos Greek
From the Greek words palaios logos, lit. "old word", most likely signifying an "antique collector".The surname of the last ruling Byzantine family.

Palimeris Greek
Derived from the Italian palmiere meaning "pilgrim".

Panaritis Greek
Occupational name for a baker, from Latin panarium ‘bread basket’.

Panas Greek

Papageorgopoulos Greek

Papakonstantinos Greek

Papatheodorou Greek

Parthenis Greek
Derives from the Greek word for 'virgin.'

Parthenopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the virgin, or someone with the name Parthenis

Patsalidis Greek

Pelekanos Greek
Means woodpecker" from Greek pelekanos "green woodpecker" (cognate with pelekan "pelican"; both come from pelekys "axe" the pelican because its beak is shaped like an axe the woodpecker because it uses its beak like an axe).

Perdikouris Greek

Phokas Greek

Pilafas Greek

Pitsiningos Greek

Planoudes Greek

Plantzos Greek

Ploumas Greek
From the Latin word for ornament, 'pluma'.

Ploumides Greek
Descendant or son of the ornamented, from the Latin word 'pluma', for ornament.

Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.

Polydouris Greek
From the Greek name Polydoros.

Prevedoros Greek
From the Italian rank of provveditore "he who sees to things" (overseer) was the style of various local district governors in the extensive, mainly maritime empire of the Republic of Venice.

Prinos Greek

Prosalentis Greek

Psarakis Greek

Psellos Greek

Psychogios Greek
From the Greek words for soul (ψυχή) and son (γιός), usually means godson.

Psychos Greek

Pyromallis Greek
The redhaired, from the words, πύρ fire/reddish and μαλλί for hair.

Radenos Greek

Rallis Greek
A surname held by the descendants of a Frankish-Byzantine noble named Raoul. The Rallis family (also spelled Ralli, Ralles or Rallet in Romanian) is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family, whose members played important political role in the history of modern Greece, Danubian Principalities and later in the United Kingdom... [more]

Rangavis Greek

Rigas Greek
From the Latin word for king, 'rex'.

Ritsos Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Rizzo.

Roides Greek

Romas Greek
Meaning the Roman, held by a family originating from the Greek community of Sicily.

Saltakoukos Greek

Salvaridis Greek

Sarakinos Greek
Means pirate or Arab, from the medieval word and name Saracen

Sardelis Greek

Serettis Greek
From the Italian surname Seretti.

Sermilakis Greek

Sevastos Greek
From the same Greek word that means respected, also an aristocratic title during the Byzantine Empire.

Sgardelis Greek

Sgouros Greek
The surname means "curly-haired" in medieval Greek. According to Adamantios Korais the etymology is from the Greek word gyros (round).

Sifakakis Greek

Sifounas Greek

Sikelianos Greek
Means the Sicilian in Greek.

Sivitanidis Greek
From the Latin word (civitanus)

Skalidakis Greek

Skaramangas Greek

Skarlatos Greek
Occupational name for a dyer, or as a nickname for someone who habitually wore scarlet or who had bright red hair, cognate to the Italian surname Scarlato.

Skleros Greek
Means strong/ harsh in Greek, and also the name of an old Byzantine family.

Skordoulis Greek

Solomos Greek
From the name Solomon

Sommaripas Greek

Soutzos Greek
The surname belonged to a Phanariot family of Aromanian descent. The name of the family derives from the Turkish word "sütçü".

Spanos Greek
Means "hairless, beardless" in Greek, ultimately from σπάνιος (spanios) meaning "scarce, rare".

Spartalis Greek

Spyriadis Greek

Spyropoulos Greek

Stamatatos Greek

Stamatelos Greek

Stathakis Greek

Symeonidis Greek
Means "son of Symeon".

Synadenos Greek
From the city of Synnada in ancient Anatolia.

Taratsas Greek

Tarchaneiotes Greek
(1) Either from the village of Tarchaneion in Thrace, (2) from Mongol word targan, for "smith",(3) from the Khazar noble title tarkhan, ultimately of Sogdian/Saka origin.

Terzakis Greek

Terzis Greek
From the Italian surname Terzi ultimately from the Italian given name Terzo, meaning the third given usually name to the third child.

Theodoratos Greek

Theotokis Greek

Thymianos Greek

Tombros Greek
From the Slavic word (dobr), good, honest.

Toros Greek
From Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname Toro.

Tsakalis Greek

Tsakos Greek
a shortened version of the name Anastasios.

Tsavalos Greek

Tserkezos Greek
Means the Circassian.

Tsiantos Greek
A shortened version of Alexandros. (Aromanian?)

Tsikalas Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Cikala.

Typaldos Greek

Tzoudas Greek

Vatatzis Greek
This surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".

Vatistas Greek
From the Latin Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".

Ventouras Greek

Vergitsis Greek
From the Greek word for rod (verga).

Vikos Greek

Vlastos Greek

Voulgaris Greek
From Greek Βούλγαρος (Voulgaros) meaning "Bulgarian, person from Bulgaria".

Vourtzis Greek
From the Arabic word burdj, "tower".

Vranas Greek

Vratzas Greek

Vretakis Greek

Xydakis Greek

Yfantis Greek
Means tailor in Greek.

Zachos Greek
A shortened version of Zacharias.

Zavos Greek
Used for someone who has a weird character or is considered stupid, found as a surname in Greek, probably derives from the word ζαβολιά (zavolia)which means cheating.

Ziavras Greek

Zographos Greek
Means painter in Greek.