Greek Family History
Greek Name Meaning
English (Devon): possibly a variant of
Creek.Possibly an
Americanized spelling of German Krieg or Dutch Kriek
(see Creek).ethnic name for a Greek, a translation of
Italian Greco or of a word with the same meaning in some other
language.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Greek
Name Distribution of Greek Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Greek families
 21 - 40  8 - 20 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Greek families
|
8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Greek last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Greek census records
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Greek Family Origin
Greek Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Greek
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Greek Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Greek census records
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Greek Civil War Service Records
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