Greek last names with origins and meanings
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Greek last names by origin
- Georgiou
- Nikolaou
- Dimitriou
- Ioannou
- Konstantinou
- Papadopoulos
- Papadakis
- Kalogeropoulos
- Raptis
- Mylonas
- Mavros
- Mavropoulos
- Kokkinos
- Kokkinakis
- Xanthos
- Kritikos
- Politis
- Smyrnios
- Moraitis
- Chiotis
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Greek last names by origin
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From a given name35
- Georgios
- Nikolaos
- Dimitrios
- Ioannis
- Konstantinos
- Christos
- Antonios
- Vasileios
- Michail
- Pavlos
- Theodoros
- Athanasios
- Panagiotis
- Petros
- Stavros
- Christodoulos
- Alexios
- Angelos
- Giannis
- Nikolaos
- Dimos
- Panagis
- Kostas
- Georgios
- Nikolaos
- Manolis
- Markos
- Stefanos
- Kyriakos
- Lazaros
- Charalambos
- Savvas
- Ilias
- Spyros
- Ioannis
From an occupation11
- priest
- priest
- monk
- tailor
- miller
- fisherman
- doctor
- teacher
- pilgrim
- pilgrim
- baker
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From a nickname or trait8
- black
- black
- red
- red
- blond
- blond
- tall
- short
From a region or town9
- Kriti (Crete)
- Poli (Constantinople)
- Smyrni (Smyrna)
- Morias (the Peloponnese)
- Chios
- Mytilini
- Kypros (Cyprus)
- Zakynthos
- Sfakia (Crete)
About Greek last names
The ending of a Greek surname often tells you where a family is from: -opoulos from the Peloponnese, -akis from Crete, -idis from the north and Asia Minor. Most start from a father's name, a trade, a nickname or a place.
Frequently asked questions
Son of. Papadopoulos is the priest's son, Giannopoulos the son of Giannis. The ending is most common in the Peloponnese.
A woman takes the genitive form of the family name, so Papadopoulos becomes Papadopoulou and Georgakis becomes Georgaki.
Papadopoulos, from papas, priest. Greek Orthodox priests may marry, so many families descend from one.
Pilgrim. It marked a person who had made the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, as in Hatzidakis.
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