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

Poulopoulos, 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 Poulopoulos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Poulopoulos in America

Poulopoulos is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Poulopoulos surname appeared 158 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 Poulopoulos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Poulopoulos 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 Poulopoulos

The surname Poulopoulos is of Greek origin, tracing its roots back to the Byzantine era in the 11th to 15th centuries. It likely originated from the Greek word "poulos," meaning "foal" or "young horse," combined with the common Greek surname suffix "-opoulos," signifying "son of." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone whose occupation involved working with horses or a family associated with horses.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Poulopoulos can be found in the archives of the Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, dating back to the late 14th century. The monastery's records mention a monk named Pavlos Poulopoulos, who served as a scribe and copyist.

During the Ottoman rule over Greece, which lasted from the late 15th to the early 19th century, the Poulopoulos name appeared in various Ottoman tax registers and census records. This indicates that families bearing this surname were present in various regions of the Greek mainland and islands.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Georgios Poulopoulos is recorded as a merchant and landowner in the city of Thessaloniki. He was involved in trade with other parts of the Ottoman Empire and played a role in the economic life of the city.

Another prominent individual was Ioannis Poulopoulos (1780-1853), a Greek scholar and educator who taught at the prestigious Patriarchal School in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). He was renowned for his contributions to the study of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several individuals with the surname Poulopoulos made their mark in various fields. Dimitrios Poulopoulos (1864-1941) was a Greek lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Greek parliament and held various ministerial positions.

Eleni Poulopoulos (1894-1982), a Greek painter and sculptor, gained recognition for her work in the modernist art movement and her contributions to the development of Greek contemporary art.

As the Poulopoulos surname spread across Greece and beyond, various regional variations and spellings emerged, such as Poulopoulos, Poulopoulou, and Poulopolos, reflecting local dialect and linguistic influences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Poulopoulos

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

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

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