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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Greek : patronymic from the personal name Geōrgios (see George) + the patronymic ending -poulos. This ending occurs chiefly in the Peloponnese. It is derived from Latin pullus ‘nestling’, ‘chick’.

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