Browse Submitted Surnames

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

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

Adamantidis Greek
Descentant, son of Adamantios.

Adamis Αδάμης Greek
Means "son of Adam".

Adamos Αδαμος Greek
Means "son of Adam".

Adamou Αδάμου Greek
Means "son of Adam".

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

Ahladiotis Αχλαδιώτης Greek
Alternate transcription of Achladiotis.

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

Alexandropoulos Αλεξανδρόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Alexandros."

Alexandrou Αλεξάνδρου Greek
Means "son of Alexandros".

Anastasiadis Αναστασιάδης Greek
Means "son of Anastasios".

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

Anastassiou Αναστασίου 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 Ανδρεάδης Greek
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreou Ανδρέου Greek
Means "son of Andreas".

Andrias Greek
a version of the name Andreas

Angelakis Αγγελάκης Greek
Patronymic meaning "son of Angelos".

Angelis Greek
Variant of Angelos.

Angelopoulos Αγγελόπουλος 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 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)

Antoniades Αντωνιάδης Greek
Variant of Antoniadis.

Antoniadis Αντωνιάδης Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Antonides Αντωνίδης Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Apostolides Αποστολίδης Greek
Variant of Apostolidis.

Apostolidis Αποστολίδης Greek
Means "son of Apostolos".

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

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

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'.

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

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

Aristodimou Αριστοδήμου Greek
Means "son of Aristodimos".

Arkadiou Αρκαδίου Greek
Means "son of Arkadios".

Armenopoulos Greek
Descendant, son of the Armenian.

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

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

Asteriou Αστερίου Greek
Means "son of Asterios".

Athanasopoulos Αθανασόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Athanasios".

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

Avgoustidis Αυγουστίδης Greek
Means "son of Avgoustos".

Avramidis Αβραμίδης Greek
Means "son of Avram".

Avramopoulos Αβραμόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Avram".

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

Balaskas Μπαλάσκας Greek
Masculine form of Balaska.

Bezzerides Greek (Americanized, ?)
Uncertain etymology, possibly an Americanized form of a Greek surname.

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

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

Catsaros Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Katsaros.

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

Chakiris Χακίρης 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 Χαλκοκονδύλης 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.

Charalampopoulos Greek
Descentand or son of Charalampos

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

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

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

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

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

Christopoulos Χριστόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

Christou Χρίστου Greek
Means "son of Christos 1".

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

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

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

Chrysostomou Χρυσοστόμου 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).

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

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

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

Damaskenos Greek
Variant of Damaskinos.

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

Damianakos Greek
Son of, or little Damianos.

Damianou Δαμιανού f Greek
Feminine form of Damianos.

Danielides Δανιηλίδης Greek
Non-modern variant transcription of Daniilidis.

Danielopoulos Greek
Means "son of Daniel".

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

Daniilidis Δανιηλιδης Greek
Means "Son of Daniil".

Daskalakis ΔΑΣΚΑΛΑΚΗΣ - Δασκαλάκης 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

Demetriades Δημητριάδης Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Dimitriadis.

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

Diakos Διάκος 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.

Diamandis Διαμαντής 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"

Diamantopoulos Διαμαντόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Diamanto".

Diamantopoulou Διαμαντοπούλου Greek
Feminine form of Diamantopoulos.

Dimitriadis Δημητριάδης Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".

Dimitropoulos Δημητρόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".

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

Dionysiou Διονυσίου Greek
Means "son of Dionysios".

Doukakis Δουκάκης 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

Drakopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the dragon.

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

Dukakis Δουκάκης 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 Οικονομίδης Greek
Patronymic form of Economos.

Economos Οικονόμος Greek (Anglicized)
Alternate transcription of Greek Οικονόμος (see Oikonomos).

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

Efstathiou Ευσταθίου Greek
Means "son of Efstathios".

Efstratiou Ευστρατίου Greek
Means "son of Efstratios".

Efthimiou Ευθυμίου Greek
Means "son of Efthymios".

Ekonomou Οικονόμου Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Economou.

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

Eleftheriadis Ελευθεριάδης Greek
Means "son of Eleftherios".

Eleftheriou Ελευθερίου Greek
Means "son of Eleftherios".

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

Filippou Φιλίππου Greek
Means "son of Filippos".

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

Fotiadis Φωτιάδης Greek
Means "son of Fotis".

Fotiou Φωτίου Greek
Means "son of Fotios".

Fotopoulos Φωτόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Fotis".

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

Frangopoulos Φραγκόπουλος Greek
Means "descendant of a Frank" in 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 Γαβριήλογλου Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γαβριήλογλου (see Gavriiloglou).

Gaitanos Γαϊτάνος 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.

Galifianakis Γαλιφιανάκης 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]

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

Gavriel Γαβριήλ Greek
Variant transcription of Gavriil.

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

Gemistos Γεμιστὸς 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.

Georgakopoulos Γεωργακόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Georgakis".

Georgelos Greek
"Son of George."

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

Georgopoulos Greek
Patronymic form of Georgios.

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]

Gianniotis Greek
Variation of Giannopoulos

Giorgaina Γιώργαινα f Greek (Archaic)
Andronymic meaning "wife of Georgios". This was used in early modern Greece, at which time a married woman's surname was formed from her husband's given name and the suffix -αινα (-aina)... [more]

Gregoriou Γρηγορίου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γρηγορίου (see Grigoriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Grigoriadis Γρηγοριάδης Greek
Means "son of Grigorios".

Grigoriou Γρηγορίου Greek
Means "son of Grigorios".

Hadjópulos Greek (Hispanicized, Expatriate), Mexican (Rare)
Spanish form of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).

Hantzi Greek
Variant of Hatzis.

Hatzi Χατζής Greek
A Greek rendering of حاج‎ (ḥājj), denoting one who has successfully completed a pilgrimage. In a Christian context, the title designates a person who has visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land and was baptised in the Jordan River... [more]

Hatzidakis Χατζηδάκης, Χατζιδάκις Greek
Diminutive of Hatzis.

Hatzigeorgiou Χατζηγεωργίου Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζηγεωργίου (see Chatzigeorgiou).

Hatzis Greek
Hatzis is the modern form of the Greek khatzis 'a pilgrim to Jerusalem' (either Christian or Muslim), considered a high social distinction. The Greek term is Semitic in origin and is cognate with Arabic hajj 'pilgrimage (to Mecca).'

Hatzopoulos Χατζόπουλος Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).

Iacovou Ιακώβου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιακώβου (see Iakovou) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Iakovidis Ιακωβίδης Greek
Means "son of Iakovos".

Iakovou Ιακώβου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Iakovos".

Iliopoulos Ηλιόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Ilias".

Ioannides Ιωαννίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Ioannidis chiefly used in Cyprus.

Iraklidis Ηρακλίδης Greek (Rare)
Means "son of Herakles", it is also a modern form of the first name Herakleides.

Kakos Greek, Arabic, Muslim, Assyrian, Hungarian, Slovak
Some characteristic forenames: Greek Demetrios, Spiros. Arabic/Muslim Ezzat, Habib, Issam, Jamila, Najib, Talal.... [more]

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

Kalogeropoulos Καλογερόπουλος Greek
Means "son of the monk" in Greek, derived from Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros) "monk, friar".

Kambos Κάμπος Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kampos.

Kambosos Κάμποςος Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kamposos.

Kamposos Κάμποςος Greek
Diminutive of Kampos.

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).

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

Karakatsanis Καρακατσάνης Greek
Variant of Sarakatsanis.

Karamanli Καραμανλή f Greek
Feminine form of Karamanlis. Anna Karamanli (1968-) is a Greek politician, sports journalist, and former athlete.

Karamanlis Καραμανλής m Greek
Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey, itself is derived from Karaman Bey, a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century... [more]

Katerinopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of Katerina.

Katsouras Κατσούρας Greek
Variant of Katsaros.

Kazan Καζάν Greek
Reduced form of Kazandis which is an occupational surname for a maker of cauldrons or someone who uses a cauldron for the distillation of ouzo or raki... [more]

Kleanthous Κλεάνθους Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Κλεάνθους (see Cleanthous).

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

Kolokotronis Κολοκοτρώνης Greek
Notable bearer of this name is ... [more]

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.

Konstantinakos Greek
Probably meaning little or the son of Konstantinos.

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.

Kornaros Greek
The Greek version of the surname Cornaro.

Kostopoulos Κωστόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Kostas".

Kouri Κουρή Greek
Variant of Kouris.

Kourlitis κουρλίτης Greek (Modern)
Of unknown origin, bearing the locational suffix -tis, "of, from". Potentially related to κουρλί, "tendril of hair", kouros, "noble boy, youth", or a location such as Koursaroi.

Kritikos Κρητικός Greek
Means "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη (Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.

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".

Lagoudakis Λαγουδάκης Greek
Derived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (lagós) meaning "bunny".

Lambros Λάμπρος Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]

Lambrou Λάμπρου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Lambros".

Laskaris Greek
From ancient and medieval Greek laskaris, a kind of soldier, from Persian laeshkaer "army". This is the same word as Urdu lascar "sailor" and Arabic el-askari "the army", "the troops".

Lazarou Λαζάρου Greek
Means "son of Lazaros".

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

Leos Greek
From the personal name Leos, pet form of Leon.

Levidis Λευιδης Greek
Means "son of Levi" in Greek.

Loizos Λοΐζος Greek
Greek variation of the name Louis.

Loizou Λοΐζου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Loizos".

Louganis Λουγκάνις Greek
Variant of Loukanis. A famous bearer is American former olympic diver Greg Louganis (1960-).

Lykoudis Λυκούδης Greek
Lykoudis (Greek: Λυκούδης) is a Greek surname, derived from the Greek word for wolf (Greek: λύκος, lykos). It may also have been used for individuals from the village of Lykoudi in Greece.

Makriyannis Μακρυγιάννης Greek
Notable bearer of this name is General Yannis Makriyannis (1797-1864), was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author.

Mandrapilias Greek
This surname is found in Sparta, Greece.... [more]

Manikas Greek
Occupational name for a maker of handles (e.g. of knives), from medieval Greek manikion "sleeve", "handle", from Latin manicae "sleeve, manacle".

Manouilidis Μανουηλίδης Greek
Means "son of Manouil" in Greek.

Manousos Μανούσος Greek
Surname associated with the name Manouel in Crete. Another possible origin is a Hellenized version of the Venetian surname Manuzio.

Marcou Μάρκου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μάρκου (see Markou).

Marioglou Μαριογλου Greek
Means "son of Marios" in Greek.

Markopoulos Μαρκόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Markos".

Markoras Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Marcoran.

Markou Μάρκου Greek
Means "son of Markos".

Martinis Μαρτίνης Greek, Italian
Greek form of Martini. Also used in Italy.

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.

Massara Italian, Greek
Either a feminine form of Massaro or from the equivalent occupational or status name in medieval Greek, (massaras meaning ‘peasant’ or ‘share cropper’) which is from the word massaria meaning ‘small farm’.

Matthaiou Ματθαίου Greek
Means "son of Matthaios".

Mattheou Ματθαίου Greek
Variant of Matthaiou.

Matthiou Ματθιου Greek
Means "son of Matthias".

Mavridis Μαυρίδης Greek
Means "son of Mavros.

Mavrikiou Μαυρικίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Mavrikios".

Mavromichalis Μαυρομιχάλης 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".

Melas Greek
Possibly from the names of several characters in Greek mythology, including a son of Poseidon who the Nile River was originally named after.

Mercouri Μερκούρη f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μερκούρη (see Merkouri). A notable bearer was the Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri (1920-1994).

Mercouris Μερκούρης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μερκούρης (see Merkouris).

Merkouri Μερκούρη f Greek
Feminine form of Merkouris.

Merkouris Μερκούρης Greek
Possibly a Greek cognate of Italian Mercurio, which is ultimately derived from Latin Mercurius.

Michaelides Μιχαηλίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Michailidis chiefly used in Cyprus.

Michalidis Μιχαλιδης Greek
Means "Son of Michael".

Michalopoulos Μιχαλόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Michail".

Mikos Polish, Hungarian, Greek
From a derivative of a personal name equivalent to Nicholas: Polish Mikolaj, Slovenian Miklavž, or Hungarian Miklós.... [more]

Misirlou Greek
Misirlou (Μισιρλού), due to the suffix "ou", is the feminine form (in Greek) of Misirlis (Μισιρλής- a surname) which comes from the Turkish word Mısırlı, which is formed by combining Mısır ("Egypt" in Turkish, borrowed from Arabic مِصر‎ Miṣr) with the Turkish -lı suffix, literally meaning "Egyptian".

Mitropoulos Μητρόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Mitros".

Monomachos Greek
Meaning gladiator or 'the one that fights alone.' A surname of a Byzantine family from Nicomedia (Izmit).

Moralis Μόραλης Greek
Meaning unknown, possibly a Greek form of the Spanish surname Morales.

Morells Greek
One meaning/explanation of the surname Morells is it's an Americanization of the Greek name surname Mariolis.

Mouchtaris Μουχτάρης Greek
Greek form of Mukhtar, from Arabic mukhtar (مختار) meaning "the chosen".

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

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.

Nikiforou Νικηφόρου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Nikiforos".

Nikolopoulos Νικολόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolopoulou Νικολόπουλου Greek
Feminine transcription of Greek Νικολόπουλος (see Nikolopoulos).

Oleta f Greek
Variation of Aleta, Alethea, Alida, Alda, or Olida. "truth, verity; small winged one; prosperous, noble; olive tree"

Olympiou Ολυμπίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Olympios". A famous bearer is the Greek Cypriot singer Despina Olympiou.

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.

Panagiotou Παναγιώτου Greek
Means "son of Panagiotis".

Panagopoulos Παναγόπουλος Greek
Derived from the given name Panagos (a short form of Panagiotis) and the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos)... [more]

Panagos Greek
From a short form of the personal name Panagiotis ‘All Holy’ (an epithet of the Virgin Mary).

Panayi Παναγή Greek (Cypriot)
From the given name Panayis, a short form of Panayiotis.

Panayiotou Παναγιώτου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Panayiotis".

Panou Πάνου Greek
Means "son of Panos". A famous bearer is the Greek composer Akis Panou (1933-2000)

Pantazi Πανταζή Greek
Variant of Pantazis.

Papachristodoulopoulos Παπαχριστοδουλόπουλος Greek
Means "descendant of the priest and servant of Christ" in Greek.

Papacostas Παπακώστας Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παπακώστας (see Papakostas) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Papademetriou Παπαδημητρίου Greek
Alternate transcription of Papadimitriou.

Papadiamantopoulos Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος Greek
Means "descendant of the diamond priest" in Greek. A notable bearer of this surname is Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a Greek revolutionary leader.

Papakostas Παπακώστας Greek
Means "son of Kostas the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the given name Kostas.

Papamichael Παπαμιχαήλ Greek, English (Rare)
Means "son of priest Michael".

Papatonis Παπατωνησ Greek
Means "son of priest Antonis".

Papazoglou Παπάζογλου Greek
Means "son of the priest", derived from the Greek παπάς (papás) meaning "priest" combined with the Turkish oğlu or oğul meaning "son, descendant".

Paraskevopoulos Παρασκευόπουλος m Greek
Means "son of Paraskevas".

Paraskevopoulou Παρασκευοπούλου f Greek
Feminine form of Paraskevopoulos.

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

Pavlides Παυλιδης Greek
Means "Son of Pavlos".

Pavlopoulos Παυλόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Pavlou Παύλου Greek
Means "son of Pavlos".

Persopoulos Περσόπουλος Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.

Petrakis Πετράκης Greek
Patronymic form of the Greek given name Petros (see Peter).

Petraliphas Greek
The surname is composed of the name Petros and the city Alifa in Campania, Italy. The surname was held by a Byzantine-Italian family in Epirus.

Petrides Πετρίδης Greek
Alternate transcription of Petridis.

Petridis Πετρίδης Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Petropoulos Πετρόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Petros" in Greek.

Petrou Πέτρου Greek
Means "son of Petros".

Philippou Φιλίππου Greek
Alternate transcription of Filippou chiefly used in Cyprus.

Pikrammenos Πικραμμένος Greek
From Greek πικρός (pikrós) meaning "bitter, acrid, embittered". A famous bearer is the Greek judge and politician Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945-), who was Deputy Prime Minister of Greece... [more]

Pikrammenou Πικραμμένου Greek
Feminine form of Pikrammenos.

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

Polychronakis Greek
The suffix 'akis' indicates that this name comes from the island of Crete. The precise meaning is unknown, though it is theorised that, as 'poly' means "many" or "much" and 'chron' might be supposed to come from the same root as 'Chronos' meaning "time", the name means "much time" or "long time".

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.

Prodromou Προδρόμου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Prodromos".

Prontzou Πρόντζου f Greek
Female version of Prontzos

Psaki Ψάκη Greek (Americanized)
Derived from the Greek surname Ψάκης (Psakis), of uncertain etymology.

Psaras ψαράς Greek, Asturian
Means "fisherman" or "angler" in Greek.... [more]

Pyrgos Πύργος Greek
Means "tower" in Greek. Pyrgos is a city in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece, capital of the regional unit of Elis.

Rallis Ράλλης 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]

Remis Greek, Dutch, German, Asturian
Greek from a medieval Greek personal name, Remis, a vernacular form of the personal name Remigius (see French Remy)... [more]

Ritsos Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Rizzo.

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

Rosi Greek, Italian
Greek: Metronymic from the female personal name Rosa 1, or alternatively a variant of Rosso.... [more]

Rousopoulos Ρουσόπουλος Greek
Meaning "of Russian descent".

Sallas Σάλλας Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Greek
Either a variant of Salas or Sala, or else a nickname from Arabic, Turkish, or Persian salli meaning "broad, wide, large, tall".

Samara Σαμαρά Greek
Variant of Samaras.

Sarakatsanis Σαρακατσάνης Greek
Derived from the Greek Σαρακατσάνοι (Sarakatsanoi) referred to an ethnic Greek population subgroup who were traditionally transhumant shepherds, native to Greece, with a smaller presence in neighbouring Bulgaria, southern Albania, and North Macedonia... [more]

Sarakis Σαράκης m Greek
Possibly a variant of Sarakinos.

Savas Greek
From the personal name Sav(v)as, New Testament Greek Sabbas, a derivative of Sabbaton "Sabbath", "Saturday".

Savvides Σαββίδης Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σαββίδης (see Savvidis) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Savvidis Σαββίδης Greek
Means "son of Savvas".

Sedaris Greek
David Sedaris, author of Calypso and others, and Amy Sedaris, actress and comedienne, are two well-known siblings with the surname.

Servopoulos Σερβόπουλος Greek
Means "descendant of a Serb" in Greek.

Sideris Greek
Greek reduced and altered form of the personal name Isidoros (see Isadore), altered by folk etymology as if derived from sidero ‘iron’ (classical Greek sideron), and hence regarded as an omen name: ‘may the child grow up to be as strong as iron’.

Sidiropoulos Σιδηρόπουλος Greek
Means "son of a blacksmith worker" in Greek.

Simonidis Σιμωνιδης Greek
Variant of Simonides.

Simou Σίμου Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Means "son of Simos (or Simon)".

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

Soteriou Σωτηρίου Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Σωτηρίου (see Sotiriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.

Sotiriou Σωτηρίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Sotirios".

Soultanopoulos Σουλτανοπούλος Greek
From Greek Σουλτανοπούλος (Soultanopoulos) meaning “descendant of a Sultan"

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

Sphrantzes Σφραντζῆς, Φραντζῆς Greek (Latinized, Rare), History (Rare)
Possibly a Latinized form of Frantzis. George Sphrantzes was a late Byzantine Greek historian and Imperial courtier.

Stamatiou Σταματίου Greek (Cypriot)
Means "son of Stamatios".

Stamatopoulos Σταματόπουλος Greek
Means "son of Stamatis".