Kontos Family History
Kontos Name Meaning
Greek: nickname for a short man from kontos ‘short’; also a shortened form of any of various surnames formed with Konto- as a prefix e.g. Kontogiannis ‘short John’. Compare Contos and Kondos . Hungarian (Köntös): from köntös ‘gown short fur coat’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a furrier or a maker of coats.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022