Explore the Family Name Vasilopoulos

The meaning of Vasilopoulos

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Vasili(o)s (from classical Greek Basileios ‘royal’; see Basil) + the ending -poulos (from Latin pullus ‘nestling, chick’), which occurs chiefly in the Peloponnese.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vasilopoulos experienced a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 68,569th in terms of prevalence in the United States but improved its standing to 65,782nd by 2010 – an upward change of 4.06%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an increase by 12.31%, growing from 268 people in 2000 to 301 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100k remained stagnant at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,569	#65,782	4.06%
Count	268	301	12.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vasilopoulos

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting trends for the surname Vasilopoulos. Over the decade, there was no recorded change among those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Strikingly, individuals identifying as having two or more ethnicities dropped from 2.99% in 2000 to 0.00% in 2010. On the other hand, there was a slight increase in people who identify as White, rising from 94.78% in 2000 to 95.68% in 2010. There was also a notable uptick of 42.25% in the Hispanic category, though this group still only made up 2.66% of individuals with the Vasilopoulos surname in 2010. Lastly, the percentage of Black individuals within this surname group emerged to 1.66% in 2010 from none recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.78%	95.68%	0.95%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.66%	42.25%
Black	0%	1.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.99%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%