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

Kyriacou, 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 Kyriacou surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kyriacou in America

Kyriacou is the 63698th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kyriacou surname appeared 313 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 Kyriacou.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kyriacou 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 Kyriacou

The surname Kyriacou originated from the Greek island of Cyprus, dating back to the Byzantine era. It is derived from the Greek word "Kyriakos," meaning "of the Lord" or "belonging to the Lord," suggesting a religious or ecclesiastical connection.

The earliest recorded instances of the Kyriacou surname can be traced back to the 16th century, when it appeared in various church records and local administrative documents on the island of Cyprus. It is believed to have been initially used as a patronymic, indicating a person's relation to an ancestor named Kyriakos.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Kyriacou surname was Georgios Kyriacou, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the village of Lefkara, Cyprus, in the late 16th century. His name appears in several land ownership records and trade documents from that time period.

In the 18th century, the Kyriacou surname gained prominence with the rise of the Kyriacou family, a wealthy and influential clan based in the town of Nicosia, Cyprus. This family produced several notable figures, including Christodoulos Kyriacou (1720-1804), a renowned scholar and theologian who authored several works on Byzantine history and theology.

During the 19th century, the Kyriacou surname spread beyond the borders of Cyprus as members of the family emigrated to other parts of the Mediterranean region and Europe. One notable figure from this period was Ioannis Kyriacou (1841-1916), a Cypriot-born businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune in Egypt and later established several educational institutions in his native Cyprus.

In the 20th century, several individuals with the Kyriacou surname achieved recognition in various fields. These include Nicos Kyriacou (1912-1997), a renowned Cypriot painter and sculptor whose works are exhibited in museums across Europe, and Andreas Kyriacou (1938-2021), a celebrated Cypriot writer and poet who received numerous literary awards for his works.

Other notable individuals with the Kyriacou surname include Michalis Kyriacou (born 1951), a Cypriot politician who served as the Minister of Finance and later the President of the House of Representatives in Cyprus, and Efstathios Kyriacou (born 1968), a prominent Cypriot lawyer and legal scholar known for his expertise in international commercial law.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kyriacou

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

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

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