Greek (Cypriot) Submitted Surnames

These names are a subset of Greek names used more often in Cyprus. See also about Greek names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Achilleos Αχιλλέως Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Achilleas".
Agathangelou Αγαθάγγελου Greek (Cypriot)
Patronymic from the genitive form of Agathangelos. Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
Alekou Αλέκου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Alekos".
Anastassiou Αναστασίου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αναστασίου (see Anastasiou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Angelou Άγγελου 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)
Apostolou Αποστόλου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Apostolos".
Arcadiou Αρκαδίου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρκαδίου (see Arkadiou).
Aristidou Αριστείδου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Aristidis".
Aristodemou Αριστοδήμου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριστοδήμου (see Aristodimou).
Athanasiou Αθανασίου Greek (Cypriot)
Derived from the given name Athanasios, with the Cypriot genitive suffix -ou.
Charalambous Χαραλάμπους Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Charalampos.
Christofi Χριστοφή Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Christofis, a short form of Christophoros.
Christoforou Χριστοφόρου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Christophoros".
Chrysanthou Χρυσάνθου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysanthos".
Chrysostomou Χρυσοστόμου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Chrysostomos".
Cleanthous Κλεάνθους Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Kleanthes.
Constantinides Κωνσταντινίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Constantinou Κωνσταντίνου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Konstantinou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Demetriades Δημητριάδης Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Dimitriadis.
Demosthenous Δημοσθένους Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Demosthenes" in Greek.
Dimou Δήμου Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Means "son of Dimos".
Economou Οικονόμου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Oikonomou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Ekonomou Οικονόμου Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Economou.
Eleftheriades Ελευθεριάδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ελευθεριάδης (see Eleftheriadis) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Elia Ηλία Italian, Assyrian, Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Elia.
Evangelou Ευαγγέλου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Evangelos".
Georgiades Γεωργιάδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Georgiadis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Gregoriou Γρηγορίου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γρηγορίου (see Grigoriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Iacovou Ιακώβου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Iakovou Ιακώβου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Iakovos".
Ioannides Ιωαννίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Ioannidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Kleanthous Κλεάνθους Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Κλεάνθους (see Cleanthous).
Kyprianou Κυπριανού Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Kyprianos".
Kyriacou Κυριάκου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Kyriakou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Kyriakou Κυριάκου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Kyriakos".
Lambrou Λάμπρου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Lambros".
Loizou Λοΐζου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Loizos".
Marcou Μάρκου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μάρκου (see Markou).
Marinou Μαρίνου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Marinos".
Masalis Μασαλισ Greek (Cypriot)
Cypriot surname, often used in rural parts of Cyprus. Died out in Greece, there are no more living people with it anymore.
Matsouka Ματσούκα Greek (Cypriot)
Means "Bat" from Latin maxuca.
Mavrikiou Μαυρικίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Mavrikios".
Michaelides Μιχαηλίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Michailidis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Neofytou Νεοφύτου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Neophytou.
Neophytou Νεοφύτου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Neophytos".
Nicodemou Νικοδήμου Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Νικοδήμου (see Nikodimou), a patronymic from the genitive form of Nikodimos... [more]
Nicolaides Νικολαΐδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολαΐδης (see Nikolaidis) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Nicolaou Νικολάου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Nikolaou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Nikiforou Νικηφόρου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Nikiforos".
Olympiou Ολυμπίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.
Othonos Όθωνος Greek (Cypriot)
Comes from Όθων meaning "Otto" in Greek.
Panagiotou Παναγιώτου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Panagiotis".
Panayi Παναγή Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Panayis, a short form of Panayiotis.
Panayiotou Παναγιώτου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Panayiotis".
Papacostas Παπακώστας Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παπακώστας (see Papakostas) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Prodromou Προδρόμου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Prodromos".
Savva Σάββα Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Savvas.
Savvides Σαββίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σαββίδης (see Savvidis) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Simou Σίμου Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Means "son of Simos (or Simon)".
Soteriou Σωτηρίου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σωτηρίου (see Sotiriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Sotiriou Σωτηρίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Sotirios".
Spirou Σπύρου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).
Stamatiou Σταματίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stamatios".
Stefanou Στεφάνου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stefanos".
Stergiou Στεργίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stergios".
Stratou Στράτου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stratos".
Stylianou Στυλιανού Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stylianos".
Theofanous Θεοφάνους Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Theologou Θεολόγου Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Means "son of Theologos".
Theophanous Θεοφάνους Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Theophanes.
Tsangaris Τσαγγάρης Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Vasiliou Βασιλείου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Vassiliou.
Vassiliou Βασιλείου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Vasilios".
Zachariou Ζαχαρίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Zacharias".