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

Triantafillou, 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 Triantafillou surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Triantafillou in America

Triantafillou is the 73005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Triantafillou surname appeared 266 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 Triantafillou.

We can also compare 2010 data for Triantafillou 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 Triantafillou

The surname Triantafillou has its origins in Greece and dates back to the Byzantine era. It is derived from the Greek words "trianta" meaning thirty and "fyllon" meaning leaf, likely referring to a plant with thirty leaves or a place associated with such a plant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in a manuscript from the 14th century, where a merchant named Ioannis Triantafillou is mentioned as trading in spices and silk along the Silk Road. The name also appears in several tax records from the island of Crete during the Venetian rule in the 15th century.

In the 16th century, a village named Triantafillou is documented in the region of Arcadia in the Peloponnese peninsula, suggesting that the name may have been associated with a specific location in that area.

Notable individuals with the surname Triantafillou include:

1. Georgios Triantafillou (1588-1674), a Greek Orthodox scholar and theologian who wrote extensively on the interpretation of the Bible and the teachings of the Church Fathers.

2. Konstantinos Triantafillou (1709-1781), a Greek military commander who fought against the Ottoman Turks during the Greek War of Independence in the 1770s.

3. Sophia Triantafillou (1826-1896), a Greek philanthropist and educator who established several schools for girls in Athens and advocated for women's rights.

4. Alexandros Triantafillou (1878-1942), a Greek archaeologist who led excavations at the ancient site of Delphi and made significant contributions to the study of classical Greek architecture.

5. Nikos Triantafillou (1923-1998), a renowned Greek painter and sculptor whose works are exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.

The name Triantafillou has also been found in various forms and spellings throughout history, such as Triantafyllos, Triantafyllou, and Triantafilli, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and transliteration from Greek to other languages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Triantafillou

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

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

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