Michaelides
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Michaelides
Frequency: (121)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Greek: patronymic from the personal name Mikhaēl (see Michael). The -ides patronymic is classical; it was revived in the 19th century, mainly by Greeks from the Black Sea.
GIVEN NAMES: Greek 38%. Costas (4), Demetrios (3), Alkis, Christos, Demetris, Efstathios, Evangelos, Ioannis, Manos, Michalakis, Paraskevas, Pavlos.
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