Greek: patronymic from the personal name Andreas. The -ides patronymic is classical. It was revived in the late 19th and early 20th century, in particular by Greeks from the Black Sea region.
GIVEN NAMES: Greek 23%. Stelios (3), Andreas (2), Dimitrios, Eleftherios, Georgios, Nikos, Stephanos.
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