Browse Submitted Surnames

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

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

Armenopoulos Greek
Descendant, son of the Armenian.

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.

Athinganos Αθίγγανος Greek
Means "gypsy" in Greek.

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.

Batos Greek

Bekris Greek

Bogdanos Greek
From the Romanian/Slavic name Bogdan

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

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.

Charamis Greek

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

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

Chorafopoulos Greek

Chryssomallis Χρυσομάλλης Greek
Means "golden hair" in Greek.

Deltas Greek

Dermokaitis Greek

Diakoumis Greek

Doudesis Greek

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.

Drakoularakos Greek

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

Drosis Greek

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

Efpragiotis Greek

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.

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

Evmorfopoulos Greek

Fanos Greek

Filandras Greek

Flevarakis Greek

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

Fountoukidis Greek

Fragkeskidis Greek

Galatis Greek

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.

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]

Glaros ΓΛΑΡΟΣ Greek
Shiny eyes .

Gyros Γύρος Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek γύρω (gyro) meaning "round".

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

Hallas Χαλάς Greek
Possibly derived from Albanian hala "yet, still", a nickname for a slow or lazy person. Alternatively, it could be related to Greek χαλάω (chaláo) "to break, spoil, ruin", descended from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláo) "to become loose, slack; to open, be open".

Hantzi Greek
Variant of Hatzis.

Hatzidakis Χατζηδάκης, Χατζιδάκις Greek
Diminutive of Hatzis.

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).'

Hatzispyridis Greek

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

Iassites Greek

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

Kakoulidis Greek

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

Kaloudes Greek

Kapsokolis Greek

Karakatsanis Καρακατσάνης Greek
Variant of Sarakatsanis.

Karakitsos Greek

Kastanis Καστάνης m Greek
From Greek καστανιά (kastania) meaning "chestnut, chestnut tree". This name is given to someone with chestnut hair or someone who lived near a chestnut tree.

Katsigialos Greek

Katsoulis Greek

Katsouras Κατσούρας Greek
Variant of Katsaros.

Kefalas Κεφαλάς Greek
Nickname for a big-headed or obstinate person, derived from Greek κεφάλι (kefali) meaning "head".

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

Kontakos Greek

Kontaratos 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.

Koukos Greek

Kourkoulis Greek

Kripotos Greek

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

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

Lignos Greek

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

Loukanis Λουκάνης Greek
Means "sausage" in Greek, nickname for a butcher or sausage maker.

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

Manolas Μανώλας Greek
Derived from the word "magnolia" denoting a flower named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Matsouka Ματσούκα Greek (Cypriot)
Means "Bat" from Latin maxuca.

Mavridis Μαυρίδης Greek
Means "son of Mavros.

Mavris Greek
From the Greek word mavros (black).

Mavrogiannis Μαυρογιάννης Greek
Literally means "black Giannis", derived from Greek μαύρος (mavros) "black, Moorish" and Giannis.

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".

Mavros Μαύρος Greek
Means "black, dark" in Greek, originally used as a nickname for a person with a dark complexion.

Megas Greek
It means great in Greek.

Mentis Greek
From the ancient greek name Mentios.

Metoikidis Greek

Mikroulakis Greek

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

Morfas Greek

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

Mourtzakis Greek

Moustakas Greek

Nestongos Greek

Onasis Ωνάσης Greek
From Turkish oynas which means "Lover".

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

Papa Παπά Tagalog, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "pope, priest" in various languages.

Papakonstantinos Greek

Papas Πάπας Greek
From Greek meaning "pope, priest".

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".

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).

Perdikis Περδίκης Greek
A surname derived from the Greek word "πέρδικα", meaning partridge or grouse. It appeared first time in the Byzantine Empire during the 11th century.

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.

Pilafas Greek

Pogonatos Greek
Means bearded in medieval Greek.

Portokali Πορτοκάλι Greek
From Greek meaning "orange".

Poulos Πούλος Greek
Denotes kinship. Derived from the Latin pullus, meaning "offspring, chick"

Prasinos Πράσινος Greek
From Greek meaning "green".

Prontzos Πρόντζος Greek
Originally cattle breeders located in the Parnon mountains, the name derives from its original form, Prountzos, which means red faced ancestor, or bronzed face. It eventually got its current form as the centuries went by.

Prontzou Πρόντζου f Greek
Female version of Prontzos

Prosalentis Greek

Psarakis Greek

Psellos Greek

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

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

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

Ritsos Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Rizzo.

Roussos Ρούσσος Greek
Originally a nickname for a red-haired or blond person, derived from Greek ρούσος (roúsos) "red".

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".

Saltakoukos Greek

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]

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

Sardelis Greek

Sarris Σαρρής Greek
Derived from Turkish sari meaning "blond, fair-haired".

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

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

Sifounas Greek

Siopis Σιώπης Greek
From Greek σιωπή (siopi) "silence". Usually a nickname for someone who is always silent, basically the quiet kid.

Sivitanidis Greek
From the Latin word (civitanus)

Skaltsogiannis Σκαλτσογιάννης Greek

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

Skordoulis Greek

Spourgitis Σπουργίτης m Greek (Rare)
Nickname from Greek meaning "sparrow".

Taratsas Greek

Terzis Greek
From the Italian surname Terzi 1 ultimately from the Italian given name Terzo, meaning the third given usually name to the third child.

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

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

Tsakalis Greek

Tsakiris Τσακίρης Greek
Means "crock" in Greek, a nickname for a feeble person. It could also be derived from the Turkish word çakır meaning "gray eyed" or "blue eyed".

Tsakos Greek
a shortened version of the name Anastasios.

Tsavalos Greek

Tsikalas Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Cikala.

Typaldos 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".

Venieris Greek
The Greek version of the Venetian surname Venier attested in Kythera, where the Venier family ruled on behalf of the Republic of Venice. Originally is thought that the surname derives from Venus.

Vlastos Greek

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

Vretakis Greek

Xenakis Ξενάκης m Greek
From Greek ξένος (xénos) "foreigner", or a patronymic from the given name Xenos, combined with the diminutive suffix -άκις (-ákis).

Xydakis Greek

Zalas Ζάλας Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

Zalla Ζάλλα Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Sala.

Zallas Ζάλλας Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Bulgarian
Variant of Salas.

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.

Zervos Ζερβός Greek
Nickname for a left-handed person from Greek ζερβός (zervos) meaning "left, left-handed".