Explore the Family Name Giannopoulos

The meaning of Giannopoulos

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Giannis, a vernacular form of Iōannēs (see John), + the ending -poulos (from Latin pullus ‘nestling, chick’), which occurs chiefly in the Peloponnese. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Nikolaos, Vasilios, Anastasios, Angeliki, Athanasios, Despina, Ilias, Kyriakos, Nicolaos, Spiro, Stelios.

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How common is the last name Giannopoulos in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Giannopoulos has seen a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Giannopoulos ranked as the 41,859th most common surname in the United States, and by 2010, it had slipped slightly to the 42,030th spot. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 489 in 2000 to 517 in 2010, marking a 5.73% increase in usage. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,859	#42,030	-0.41%
Count	489	517	5.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Giannopoulos

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Giannopoulos shows a predominance of the white ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, over 94% of those with the Giannopoulos surname identified as white, and this percentage saw a slight increase to over 96% in 2010. A small portion identified as Hispanic, rising from 1.84% in 2000 to 2.51% in 2010, showing a significant growth rate of 36.41%. In 2000, about 3.48% reported two or more races, but this number was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	96.32%	1.73%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.51%	36.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.48%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%