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

Lianos, 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 Lianos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lianos in America

Lianos is the 115034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lianos surname appeared 152 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 Lianos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lianos 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 Lianos

The surname Lianos is of Greek origin, tracing its roots back to the Byzantine Empire in the medieval period. It is derived from the Greek word "liano," which means "plain" or "flatland," suggesting that the name likely originated from individuals who lived on or near a vast, open stretch of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lianos can be found in the 14th century, when a Byzantine nobleman named Georgios Lianos was mentioned in several historical documents from the region of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). This suggests that the name may have initially been more concentrated in the eastern regions of the Byzantine Empire.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Lianos surname began to appear more frequently in various parts of Greece, particularly in the Peloponnese region and the Greek islands. One notable figure from this time was Konstantinos Lianos, a military commander who fought against the Ottoman Turks during the latter stages of the Byzantine Empire's decline.

As the Ottoman Empire expanded its control over Greece in the 16th and 17th centuries, many Greek families with the Lianos surname were forced to flee their homeland and seek refuge in other parts of Europe and the Mediterranean. This diaspora likely contributed to the spread of the name throughout regions like Italy, France, and the Balkans.

In the 18th century, a prominent Greek merchant named Ioannis Lianos established a successful trading business in Odessa, which was then part of the Russian Empire. His descendants continued to play a significant role in the city's economic and cultural life for generations.

Another notable figure with the Lianos surname was Georgios Lianos, a Greek revolutionary who participated in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottomans in the early 19th century. He was born in 1798 and played a crucial role in several battles, including the famous Siege of Missolonghi.

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the Lianos surname continued to be found across various parts of Greece, as well as in Greek communities around the world. Some notable individuals from this period include the poet Theodoros Lianos (1865-1926), the artist Dimitrios Lianos (1921-2008), and the academic and author Konstantinos Lianos (1936-2022).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lianos

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

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

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