The Gianopoulos Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Gianopoulos is a Greek surname. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “the son of Joannes (gracious gift of Jehovah)”.

Heraldry and the Gianopoulos name

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Gianopoulos, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Researching the origin

Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name. Related forms include Gianopolis and Gianopolus.

The 2010 census count for Gianopoulos in the United States was 255, good for rank 75,564. Research your Gianopoulos family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.