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

Christodoulou, 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 Christodoulou surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Christodoulou in America

Christodoulou is the 47006th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Christodoulou surname appeared 452 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 Christodoulou.

We can also compare 2010 data for Christodoulou 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 Christodoulou

The surname Christodoulou originates from Greece and has its roots in the Greek language. It is a combination of two Greek words, "Christos," meaning Christ, and "doulos," meaning servant or slave. The name can be translated to mean "servant of Christ" or "slave of Christ."

The earliest known records of the surname Christodoulou date back to the Byzantine Empire, which ruled over much of the Eastern Mediterranean region, including Greece, from the 4th to the 15th century. During this time, many Greeks adopted surnames that reflected their religious devotion or occupation.

One of the earliest documented references to the name Christodoulou can be found in a manuscript from the 13th century, which mentions a monk named Christodoulou living in a monastery on the island of Crete. This suggests that the name was already in use among the monastic community at that time.

In the 15th century, after the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the name Christodoulou continued to be used by Greeks living under Ottoman rule. It was particularly common in areas with a strong Greek Orthodox Christian presence, such as the Peloponnese region and the Greek islands.

Over the centuries, the name Christodoulou has been associated with several notable figures in Greek history. One of the earliest was Ioannis Christodoulou, a Greek scholar and philosopher who lived in the 15th century and is credited with helping to preserve ancient Greek texts during the Ottoman occupation.

Another prominent figure was Theodoros Christodoulou, a Greek revolutionary who fought against the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in 1788 and played a significant role in the liberation of the Peloponnese region.

In the 20th century, Georgios Christodoulou (1920-2005) was a renowned Greek painter and sculptor, known for his abstract and modernist works. His art is featured in galleries and museums around the world.

Eleni Christodoulou (1934-2008) was a Greek singer and actress who rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s. She was celebrated for her powerful voice and her performances in traditional Greek folk music.

More recently, Konstantinos Christodoulou (born 1972) is a Greek mathematician and professor at the University of Oxford. He has made significant contributions to the field of partial differential equations and has received numerous awards and honors for his work.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Christodoulou

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

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

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