Find out how popular the last name Adamopoulos is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Adamopoulos.

Adamopoulos, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Adamopoulos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamopoulos in America

Adamopoulos is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamopoulos surname appeared 221 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Adamopoulos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamopoulos to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Adamopoulos

The surname ADAMOPOULOS is of Greek origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is a patronymic name, meaning that it was originally formed from the given name Adam, which is derived from the Hebrew word "adamah" meaning "earth" or "ground". The suffix "-opoulos" is a common Greek ending that means "son of".

The earliest recorded example of the ADAMOPOULOS surname dates back to the late 16th century in the Greek region of Peloponnese. It is believed that the name originated in the village of Adamopoli, which is now a part of the municipality of Tripoli. The village name itself is likely derived from the surname, suggesting that an early bearer of the name may have founded or resided in the area.

In the 18th century, ADAMOPOULOS appeared in several historical documents and records from the Greek islands of Cephalonia and Ithaca. During this time, the name was sometimes spelled as "Adamopoulou" or "Adamopoli".

One notable figure with the ADAMOPOULOS surname was Georgios Adamopoulos, a Greek merchant and ship owner who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He played a significant role in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.

Another prominent individual was Ioannis Adamopoulos, a Greek politician and journalist who served as a member of the Greek Parliament in the late 19th century. He was born in 1843 and died in 1920.

In the 20th century, Konstantinos Adamopoulos was a Greek architect and urban planner who designed several important buildings and urban projects in Athens and other parts of Greece. He was born in 1890 and passed away in 1965.

Additionally, Dimitrios Adamopoulos was a Greek writer and poet who gained recognition for his work in the early 20th century. He was born in 1878 and died in 1942.

The surname ADAMOPOULOS can also be found in historical records from other parts of Greece, such as the islands of Crete and Rhodes, as well as in areas with Greek communities in neighboring countries like Turkey and Bulgaria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamopoulos

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Adamopoulos.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Adamopoulos was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Adamopoulos has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Adamopoulos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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