Greek Family History
Greek Name Meaning
English (Devon): possibly a variant of
Creek.Possibly an
Americanized spelling of German Krieg or Dutch Kriek
(see Creek).ethnic name for a Greek, a translation of
Italian Greco or of a word with the same meaning in some other
language.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Greek Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Greek families
 8 - 13  3 - 7 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Greek last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Greek Family Origin
Greek Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Greek Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Greek
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