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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Greek : patronymic (pronounced ‘Yannopoulos’) from Giannis, vernacular form of Iōannēs ‘John’ (see John) + the patronymic ending -poulos. This ending occurs chiefly in the Peloponnese; it is derived from Latin pullus ‘nestling’, ‘chick’.

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