Athanasiou
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Athanasiou
Frequency: (104)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Greek: from the genitive case of the personal name Athanasios (see Athanas). Genitive patronymics are particularly associated with Cyprus.
GIVEN NAMES: Greek 35%. Andreas (3), Christos (2), Athanasia, Constantine, Constantinos, Costas, Evangelos, Ioannis, Kostantinos, Kostas, Nikolaos, Panagiotis.
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