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

Stefanopoulos, 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 Stefanopoulos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stefanopoulos in America

Stefanopoulos is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stefanopoulos surname appeared 164 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 Stefanopoulos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stefanopoulos 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 Stefanopoulos

The surname Stefanopoulos has its origins in Greece, originating in the late Byzantine period around the 13th century. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the Greek name Stefanos, which means "crown" or "wreath." The suffix "-opoulos" is a common Greek suffix meaning "son of," indicating that the name refers to the son of a man named Stefanos.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 14th-century manuscript from the Monasteries of Mount Athos, where a monk named Stefanopoulos is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use among the monastic communities of that era.

In the 16th century, the name appears in records from the island of Crete, which was under Venetian rule at the time. A notable figure from this period was Ioannis Stefanopoulos, a merchant and landowner who lived in the town of Rethymno.

During the Ottoman rule of Greece, the name continued to be used, particularly in regions such as the Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands. In the late 18th century, a prominent figure named Georgios Stefanopoulos was a member of the Filiki Eteria, a secret society that played a crucial role in the Greek War of Independence.

In the 19th century, the name gained further prominence with the birth of Konstantinos Stefanopoulos (1865-1951), a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1945 to 1946. Another notable individual was Ioannis Stefanopoulos (1898-1973), a Greek lawyer and politician who served as President of Greece from 1965 to 1967.

Other historical figures bearing the surname Stefanopoulos include Dimitrios Stefanopoulos (1887-1957), a Greek military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece in the 1940s, and Kostis Stefanopoulos (1926-2022), a Greek lawyer and politician who served as President of Greece from 1995 to 2005.

The surname Stefanopoulos has a rich history deeply rooted in Greek culture and tradition, with its origins traceable back to the Byzantine era and its presence spanning various significant periods in Greek history, from the monastic communities of Mount Athos to the Greek War of Independence and modern political leadership.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stefanopoulos

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

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

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