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

Takos, 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 Takos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Takos in America

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

The Takos 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 Takos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Takos 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 Takos

The surname Takos has its origins in Greece, dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Greek word "takos," which means "appointed" or "ordained." This suggests that the name may have been originally bestowed upon someone who held a position of authority or was appointed to a specific role within their community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Takos can be found in the archives of the Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, where a monk named Ioannis Takos is mentioned in a document dated 1457. This indicates that the name was in use during the latter part of the Byzantine Empire.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various historical records from the Greek island of Crete, which was under Venetian rule at the time. One notable individual was Andreas Takos, a merchant from the city of Chania, who is mentioned in Venetian trade documents from the year 1572.

During the Ottoman period in Greece, the name Takos continued to be used, particularly in the Peloponnese region. In the 18th century, a wealthy landowner named Georgios Takos from the town of Kalamata is recorded as having donated land and funds for the construction of a local church.

As the Greek diaspora spread across the Mediterranean and beyond, the name Takos traveled with those who emigrated. In the 19th century, Konstantinos Takos, a Greek immigrant to Egypt, established a successful trading company in Alexandria and became a prominent member of the Greek community there.

Another noteworthy figure was Ioannis Takos, a Greek revolutionary who fought against the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s. He was born in the village of Dimitsana in the Peloponnese region and played a significant role in several battles before being killed in action in 1826.

Throughout its history, the surname Takos has been spelled in various ways, such as Takkas, Takkos, and Taccas, reflecting the regional variations and influences of different languages and cultures in the areas where Greek populations settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Takos

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

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

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