Greek Submitted Surnames

Achilleos Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Achilleas".

Achladiotis Greek
From Greek αχλάδι (achladi) meaning "pear". Possibly from a village in the island of Syros, Greece.

Adamantidis Greek
Descentant, son of Adamantios.

Adamis Greek
Means "son of Adam".

Adamopilus Greek

Adamos Greek
Means "son of Adam".

Adamou Greek
Means "son of Adam".

Aetós Greek
"Eagle" - in Greek, spelled αετός.

Aftanas Greek

Agar Greek, Italian, French
From the personal name Agar

Agathangelou Greek (Cypriot)
Patronymic from the genitive form of Agathangelos. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.

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

Ahladiotis Greek
Alternate transcription of Achladiotis.

Akratopoulos Greek

Akrivos Greek

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.

Alekou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Alekos".

Aleksinas Greek (?)
A famous bearer is the American former professional basketball player Chuck Aleksinas (1959-).

Alexandropoulos Greek
Means "son of Alexandros."

Alexandrou Greek
Means "son of Alexandros".

Alexis German, French, English, Greek
From the given name Alexis.

Alexopoulos Greek
From the personal name Alexios + the patronymic ending -poulos.

Alibertis Greek

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

Alikakos Greek
From Greek αλικός (alikos) meaning "red" with the diminutive suffix -akos.

Amanatides Greek

Amarantos Greek
From the given name Amarantos

Anadolis Greek

Anastasiades Greek

Anastasiadis Greek
Means "son of Anastasios".

Anastassakis Greek
Crete born John Anthony Aniston, (birth name Yiannis Anitios Anastassakis) is an American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.

Anastassiou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αναστασίου (see Anastasiou) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Andino Greek
This surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [more]

Andreadis Greek
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreou Greek
Means "son of Andreas".

Andriakopoulos Greek

Andrianakis Greek
Patronym from the given name Andreas, with the Cretan suffix -akis. Common in Australian Greek communities.

Andrias Greek
a version of the name Andreas

Angelakas Greek

Angelakis Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Angelos".

Angelis Greek
Variant of Angelos.

Angelopoulos Greek
From the personal name Angelos or a shortened form of the personal name Evangelos + the patronymic ending -poulos.

Angelos Greek
Reduced form of any of various Greek surnames derived from the forename Angelos (from #angelos ‘messenger’, ‘angel’), as for example Angelopoulos.

Angelou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Angelos" or "son of the angel" in Greek. A famous bearer is the American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Anninos Greek

Antelothanasis Greek

Antonakakis Greek

Antoniades Greek
Variant of Antoniadis.

Antoniadis Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Antonides Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Antonios Greek, Arabic
From the given name Antonios.

Antury Greek, Hebrew
Haifa, Israel.... [more]

Aphelion Greek

Apostolides Greek
Variant of Apostolidis.

Apostolidis Greek
Means "son of Apostolos".

Apostolidou f Greek

Apostolopoulos Greek
Means "apostle."

Apostolos Greek
Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.

Apostolou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Apostolos".

Arcadiou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρκαδίου (see Arkadiou).

Archaki Greek (Rare)
Possibly means "lord" or "ruler" from Greek derivative archos.

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'.

Argyros Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

Aristidou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Aristidis".

Aristodemou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριστοδήμου (see Aristodimou).

Aristodimou Greek
Means "son of Aristodimos".

Ariti Greek
Friendly, Approachable, Generous

Arkadiou Greek
Means "son of Arkadios".

Armenopoulos Greek
Descendant, son of the Armenian.

Armpi Greek

Armpian Greek

Armpilia Greek

Armpilias Greek

Armpiros Greek

Armpirou Greek

Armpis Greek

Aronis Greek
The surname is derived from the name Aaron, already attested in the Byzantine period, carried by a Byzantine-Bulgarian family.

Artino Greek
Habitational name for someone from the city of Arta in Epirus.

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.

Aslanoglou Greek
From Greek Ασλάνογλου (aslanoglou) meaning "son of Aslan"

Aspiotis Greek

Aspros Greek (Cypriot)

Asprou Greek (Cypriot)

Asteriou Greek
Means "son of Asterios".

Athanasopoulos Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".

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

Athinganos Greek
Means "gypsy" in Greek.

Avgoustidis Greek
Means "son of Avgoustos".

Avramidis Greek
Means "son of Avram".

Avramopoulos Greek
Means "son of Avram".

Axiotis Greek
Axiotis refers to a family that originated in Naxos Greece. The feminine form is Axioti.

Bakasetas Greek

Bakirtzis Greek
Greek from Turkish meaning 'coppersmith'

Bakochristos Greek

Bakoyannis Greek

Balaska Greek, Jewish, Polish
Feminine form of Balaskas (Greek) or Balaski (Jewish), it is used by Greeks and Slavic Jews.

Balaskas Greek
Masculine form of Balaska.

Baltatzis Greek
Perhaps from the Italian surname Baldacci.

Bananas Greek

Bantis Greek

Batchos Greek

Batos Greek

Bekris Greek

Belokas Greek

Bertsias Greek

Billinis Greek
Of Italian origin, probably a Hellenized version of Bellini.

Bogdanos Greek
From the Romanian/Slavic name Bogdan

Bogiatzis Greek

Botzis Greek
Greek version of the Italian surname Bocci.

Bougatsias Greek

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

Boukouvalas Greek

Bouras Greek
Derived from Albanian burrë meaning "man, husband".

Bregiannis Greek

Calimeris Greek
It can be Kalimeris as well and it means good morning.

Catsaros Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Katsaros.

Catsouras Greek (Americanized), English (American)
Americanized form of Katsouras.

Chakiris Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Τσακίρης (see Tsakiris). The American actor and dancer George Chakiris (1932-), who is best known for portraying the character Bernardo Vasquez in the movie West Side Story (1961), is a famous bearer of this name.

Chalkokondylis Greek
Chalkokondylis (or Chalkokondyles) was a Greek noble family of Athens which was elected during the Florentine possession of the city. The family can be traced back to the 11th century.

Charalambous Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Charalampos.

Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos

Charamis Greek

Chatzigeorgiou Greek
Means "son of Georgios the pilgrim" from Greek χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حاجي (haji), combined with the given name Georgios.

Chatzisavva Greek (Cypriot)
From χατζη (chatzi) meaning "pilgrim" and the given name Savvas.

Chazapis Greek

Cheilas Greek
From Greek meaning "lips". Possibly a nickname for someone with big lips.

Chionas Greek
Likely derived from modern Greek χιόνι (chioni) meaning "snow".

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

Chloros Greek
Meaning "green" in Greek

Cholevas Greek
Feminine form is Choleva

Chorafas Greek

Chorafopoulos Greek

Christodoulides Greek
From the given name Christodoulos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Christodoulidis Greek

Christodoulopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of Christ's servant" in Greek.

Christofi Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Christofis, a short form of Christophoros.

Christofias Greek

Christoforou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Christophoros".

Christophilou Greek

Christopoulos Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

Christou Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

Christoyannopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of John and Christ" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Alexandre Christoyannopoulos.

Chronis Greek
From a short form of Greek Polychronis. The word χρόνος (chrónos) itself means "time" in Greek.

Chrysafis Greek

Chrysafos Greek

Chrysanthou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysanthos".

Chrysikakis Greek
The surname comes from the Greek word for gold "χρυσός".

Chrysostomou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysostomos".

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

Chryssomallis Greek
Means "golden hair" in Greek.

Cleanthous Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Kleanthes.

Clerides Greek

Constantinides Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinidis chiefly used in Cyprus.

Constantinou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinou chiefly used in Cyprus.

Cosmetatos Greek (Modern)

Cotsis Greek

Dabizas Greek

Dagiamos Greek

Dalassenos Greek

Damantiou Greek
Means "son of Adamantios, inspired by the name Adam and prefix -antiou.

Damaskenos Greek
Variant of Damaskinos.

Damaskinos Greek
Greek surname and first name that means “from Damascus”.

Damaskos Greek
Greek term for دمشق‎ (Dimašq) known in English as Damascus, the capital of Syria and one of the oldest capitals in the world.

Damaston English, Spanish, Greek, Arabic

Damianakos Greek
Son of, or little Damianos.

Damianos m Greek
From the given name Damianos.

Damianou f Greek
Feminine form of Damianos.

Danielides Greek
Non-modern variant transcription of Daniilidis.

Danielopoulos Greek
Means "son of Daniel".

Danielos Greek (Rare)
Means "Son of Daniel or Daniil".

Daniil Greek
From a given name Daniil.

Daniilidis Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".

Daskalakis Greek
Comes from the Greek root word of "Daskalalos" (Δάσκαλος) that means "teacher", with the adittion of the ending "akis" (ακης) that usually shows a connection with the island of Crete

Delarokas Greek

Delavinias Greek

Deligiannis Greek
Greek nickname derived from the Turkish element deli meaning "mad, brave" combined with the Greek given name Giannis.

Deltas Greek

Demetriades Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Dimitriadis.

Demosthenous Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Demosthenes" in Greek.

Dermatis Greek
The surname is derived from the Greek word for skin: derma (δέρμα).

Dermokaitis Greek

Diakomihalis Greek

Diakos Greek
Meaning Deacon. Notable bearer of this name is Athanasios Diakos (1786–1821), a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence and a national hero.

Diakoumis Greek

Diallas Greek

Diamandis Greek
"Diamonds" in Greek. One notable bearer of the surname is Marina Lambrini Diamandis, A Welsh/Greek Songwriter and Singer who preforms under the stage name of "Marina and the Diamonds"

Diamantis Greek
Derived from the Byzantine Greek word διαμάντιν (diamántin), itself from the Italian diamante (Late Latin diamas), ultimately from the Ancient Greek word ἀδάμας (adámas) meaning "diamond".

Diamantopoulos Greek
Means "son of Diamanto".

Diamantopoulou Greek
Feminine form of Diamantopoulos.

Dimakis Greek

Dimas Spanish, Portuguese, Greek
Derived from the given name Dimas.

Dimitrakopoulos Greek

Dimitrakopulos Greek

Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".

Dimitropoulos Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".

Dimopoulos Greek

Dimou Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Means "son of Dimos".

Dimoutsos Greek

Dionysiou Greek
Means "son of Dionysios".

Dontis Greek

Dorakis Greek

Doudesis Greek

Dougenis Greek
Possibly from the elements doulos (δουλος)- "slave, servant" and genes (γενης)- "born".

Doukakis Greek
Means "son of the duke", from Greek Δούκας (doúkas) combined with the patronymic suffix ακης (akis).

Doukas Greek
From medieval Greek doukas "duke", "lord", from Latin dux. This was the name of a family of imperial rank in medieval Byzantium.

Dragases Greek, History, Serbian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Serbian surname Dragaš. This was the surname of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, who took her mother's surname, Helena Dragaš, as his second last name

Drakakis Greek

Drakopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the dragon.

Drakos Greek
From the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which means "dragon, serpent"

Drakoularakos Greek

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

Drivas Greek

Drosis Greek

Drosos Greek

Dukakis Greek
Dukakis means "son of the duke or little duke".

Dukakis Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δουκάκης (see Doukakis). This name is borne by the American lawyer and politician Michael Dukakis (1933-), who served as Governor of Massachusetts twice... [more]

Economides Greek
Patronymic form of Economos.

Economos Greek (Anglicized, Expatriate, ?)
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμος (see Oikonomos), which was an occupational surname meaning "one who manages a household, steward of an estate, housekeeper" from the ancient Greek word οἰκόνομος (oikonomos), itself derived from οἶκος (oikos) "house, household" and νόμος (nomos) "law, custom".

Economy Greek (Americanized), English
Americanized form of Greek Οικονόμος (see Economos) meaning "steward", or of the patronymic Οικονόμου (see Economou).

Efpragiotis Greek

Efstathiou Greek
Means "son of Efstathios".

Efstratiou Greek
Means "son of Efstratios".

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

Efthimiou Greek
Means "son of Efthymios".

Ekonomou Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Economou.

Eleazar Jewish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek, Filipino, Assyrian, Indian (Christian), Malayalam
From the given name Eleazar.

Eleftheriades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ελευθεριάδης (see Eleftheriadis) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Eleftheriadis Greek
Means "son of Eleftherios".

Eleftheriou Greek
Means "son of Eleftherios".

Elia Italian, Assyrian, Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Elia.

Elias Greek, Catalan, Portuguese, English, Welsh, German, Dutch, Jewish
Derived from the medieval given name Elias. Compare Ellis.

Ethe Greek
Plural form of ethos. Ethos forms the root of ethikos (ἠθικός), meaning "moral, showing moral character". Used as a noun in the neuter plural form ta ethika (τὰ ἠθικά), used for the study of morals, it is the origin of the modern English word ethics.

Eugenikos Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Evgenikos. Mark of Ephesus, born Manuel Eugenikos, was a Hesychast theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire.

Evangelou Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Evangelos".

Evgenikos Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "polite" in Greek, denoting a kind person.

Evmorfopoulos Greek

Fanos Greek

Fetsios Greek

Fetsis Greek

Filandras Greek

Filimon Romanian, Russian, Greek
From the given name Filimon.

Filios Greek
From the given name Filios.

Filippou Greek
Means "son of Filippos".

Filo Slovak, Greek
Filo is a Slovak pet form of the personal name Filip.... [more]

Flevarakis Greek

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

Fortounis Greek
Ultimately derived from the Late Roman name Fortunatus.

Fotiadis Greek
Means "son of Fotis".

Fotiou Greek
Means "son of Fotios".

Fotopoulos Greek
Means "son of Fotis".

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

Fountoukidis Greek

Fragiskatos Greek

Fragkeskidis Greek

Frangopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Frank" in Greek.

Frangoudis Greek

Frangoulis Greek

Frantzis Greek

Gabras Greek
A corruption of the name Gabriel is also the name of a Byzantine family. Branches of the family live in Greece using the name Gabras, in Turkey as Kavraz and in Russia as Khovrin.

Gabrieloglou Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γαβριήλογλου (see Gavriiloglou).

Gaitanos Greek
Derived from the Ancient Greek Καίετανος (Kaietanos) meaning "who come from the cave/port" or "who come from Gaeta", an ancient Greek port that is located in the Italian modern province of Lazio.

Galatis Greek

Galifianakis Greek
Patronymic derived from Galifa, a small village near the former municipality of Episkopi in the regional unit of Heraklion, in Crete, Greece. The place name itself is possibly derived from Greek γαλίφης (galífis) meaning "flatterer", a cognate of Italian gaglioffo... [more]

Galogavros Greek

Gamma American, Greek

Ganas Greek
Occupational name for a coppersmith, from gana "coating", "verdigris". Possibly also a variant of Ganis.

Gataki Greek (?)
Meaning "kitten" in Greek.

Gatelouzos Greek

Gavras Greek

Gavriel Greek
Variant transcription of Gavriil.

Gavriil Greek
From the given name Gavriil.

Gavriiloglou Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Gavriil", from the given name Gavriil combined with the Turkish suffix -oğlu meaning "son of".

Gemistos Greek, Late Greek
Means "full, laden" in Greek, supposedly referring to a head full of knowledge. One of the earliest recorded bearers was Georgios Gemistos Plethon, a Greek scholar of the late Byzantine era. He chose the pseudonym Plethon (from πλῆθος (plethos) "multitude, great number", from πλήθω (pletho) "to fill") partly in reference to the meaning of his surname.

Gennimatas Greek
Possibly from the Greek verb γεννιέμαι (genniemai) meaning "to be born".

Georgakopoulos Greek
Means "son of Georgakis".

Georgalakis Greek

Georgantas Greek

Georgelos Greek
"Son of George."

Georgiades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Georgiadis chiefly used in Cyprus.

Georgopoulos Greek
Patronymic form of Georgios.

Georgopulos Greek

Georgoudis Greek

Georgoulis Greek

Geragotelis Greek

Gerakakis Greek

German English, Norman, German, Jewish, Greek
From Old French germain meaning "German". This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands... [more]

Germanos Greek
From Greek Γερμανία (Germania) meaning Germany.

Gerodimos Greek

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

Ghavelas Greek

Giakoumakatos Greek

Giakoumakis Greek

Giakoumas Greek

Gianakis Greek

Giannakas Greek

Giannakis Greek

Giannakos Greek