Vlahakis Family History
Vlahakis Name Meaning
Greek: variant of Vlachakis a patronymic from Vlachos an ethnic name for an Aromanian or Vlach used also as a nickname meaning ‘highlander’ + the diminutive suffix -akis which is particularly typical for the surnames from Crete where it was adopted massively in the 19th century. In Crete there is no indigenous Aromanian population so the secondary sense is undoubtably more frequent in this instance.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022