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

Anagnostopoulos, 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 Anagnostopoulos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Anagnostopoulos in America

Anagnostopoulos is the 53419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Anagnostopoulos surname appeared 387 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 Anagnostopoulos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Anagnostopoulos 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 Anagnostopoulos

The surname Anagnostopoulos has its origins in Greece, where it can be traced back to the late Byzantine period. It is derived from the Greek words "anagnostes," meaning "reader," and "poulos," which is a diminutive suffix indicating "son of." Therefore, the name Anagnostopoulos essentially means "son of the reader."

This surname likely originated among families whose ancestors were employed as readers or scribes in the Greek Orthodox Church or in scholarly institutions. During the Byzantine era, the role of a reader or "anagnostes" was a respected position, as they were responsible for reading and interpreting sacred texts and manuscripts.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Anagnostopoulos surname can be found in a 16th-century church register from the town of Nafplion in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The name appears as "Ανάγνωστόπουλος," which is the modern Greek spelling.

In the 17th century, the Anagnostopoulos family produced several notable scholars and clergymen. Among them was Ioannis Anagnostopoulos (1628-1696), a Greek theologian and philosopher who taught at the Patriarchal School in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).

Another prominent figure bearing this surname was Georgios Anagnostopoulos (1790-1868), a Greek revolutionary who participated in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. He fought alongside legendary leaders like Theodoros Kolokotronis and played a significant role in the liberation of the Peloponnese region.

In the 19th century, Konstantinos Anagnostopoulos (1822-1892) was a Greek educator and author who published several textbooks and works on Greek grammar and literature. He served as the headmaster of the prestigious Rizarios School in Athens.

More recently, Giorgos Anagnostopoulos (1944-2022) was a renowned Greek singer-songwriter and composer. He was celebrated for his contributions to the "New Wave" movement in Greek music and for popularizing the use of the bouzouki in contemporary Greek songs.

It is worth noting that variations of the Anagnostopoulos surname exist, such as Anagnostopoulou (the feminine form), Anagnostis, and Anagnostou, all of which share a common root and meaning related to the profession of reading or scribing.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Anagnostopoulos

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

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 Anagnostopoulos 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 Anagnostopoulos 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 Anagnostopoulos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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