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

Hiotis, 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 Hiotis surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hiotis in America

Hiotis is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hiotis surname appeared 121 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 Hiotis.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hiotis 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 Hiotis

The surname HIOTIS originated in Greece, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Greek word "hio," meaning snow or ice, potentially indicating that the name's bearers originally hailed from mountainous or colder regions of the country.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HIOTIS surname can be found in the archives of the Greek Orthodox Church on the island of Crete, where a certain Georgios HIOTIS was documented as a resident of the village of Archanes in 1612. This suggests that the name may have first emerged in the Cretan region before spreading to other parts of Greece.

In the 18th century, the HIOTIS surname appeared in various historical records from the Peloponnese peninsula, particularly in the areas around the city of Kalamata. A notable figure from this period was Konstantinos HIOTIS, a merchant and landowner born in 1742, whose name is inscribed on a tombstone in the village of Pylos.

As the centuries progressed, the HIOTIS surname continued to disperse throughout Greece, with some variations in spelling emerging, such as HIOTIS, HIOTIDIS, and HIOTIDES. One of the most prominent individuals bearing this name was Ioannis HIOTIS, a Greek revolutionary who fought against the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence in the early 19th century.

Another individual of historical significance was Alexandros HIOTIS, a Greek scholar and archaeologist born in 1870. He contributed significantly to the study of ancient Greek civilizations and was involved in several notable excavations throughout his career.

In the 20th century, the HIOTIS surname gained further recognition with the likes of Georgios HIOTIS, a Greek politician and lawyer who served as a member of parliament and later as a justice on the Supreme Court of Greece from 1945 to 1962.

While the HIOTIS surname has its roots firmly planted in Greek soil, it has since spread to various parts of the world through migration and diaspora, with many individuals of Greek descent carrying this name across different continents and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hiotis

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

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

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