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The Directory Of The Probable Geographical Location Of Kefalonian Surnames In The 18th, 19th And Early 20th Centuries

 

Introduction:

In reading this section, there are certain facts about surnames one must keep in mind. Many Kefalonian surnames changed to some degree when the immigrants entered their “new country”. Two of the most important reasons for these changes were  that the customs officers of the country to which they immigrated, did not know the Greek language and that the immigrants did not know how to speak or write the language of the country into which they were entering. For these reasons, the custom officials wrote the names as best as they could, thus bring about a great variation in the spelling of the original name.  Another  main reason for changes in the surname was that Greek names tended to be quite long, and for convenience sake, many immigrants shortened them.

Because of the variations, and the fact that the Archives Officials require that all foreign requests for a search have the requested names written in English letters, the surnames in this section are written in the “usual” English version. We appreciate your understanding that, due to space, all variations of each surname cannot be written.

To assist the family historian, Kefalonian Roots has prepared A Small Greek Grammar, which will be of great assistance in working with Greek genealogical information and the English spelling of the sounds in Greek surnames.

The following is a list of surnames with their probable geographical location by village and the name of the municipality in which the village is currently located. The word probable is used here due to the fact that the information is based on oral tradition, since no research  has been compiled on this topic.

Another list which is helpful in locating the probable village of origin of the surname is the Surnames of Kefalonian Seamen of the 18th, 19th and Early 20th Centuries; a compiled list of seamen and the village in which they were born. The * after a place of birth, indicates that the first village listed is the village from which the parents came, and the second town is the town in which that seaman was born. This catalogue is an official list of villages from which the surname came.

If you do not see your surname, and wish to add it and the village of origin to the list, please send your information to surnavil@keffyroots.com   On the Subject Line: state Surname / Village -Add; in the Message Area: the surname, and name of the village and municipality; and in the Signature: your name and e-mail address.

If you wish to state a correction of a village, please write on the Subject Line: Surname/Village - Correction of Village; in the Message Area: your information with documentation (birth certificate, immigration paper, etc.); and in the Signature: your name and e-mail address. Kefalonian Roots always welcomes corrections and suggestions.

 

The Directory Of The Probable Geographical Location Of Kefalonian Surnames In The 18th, 19th And Early 20th Centuries 

 

Below, the surnames are listed in alphabetical order. The municipalities are abbreviated to save space. The key to the abbreviations is:

 Argostoli    A

Eleioy-Pronoy    EP

Erysos    E

Livatho    L

Paliki    PA

Pilaro    PI

Sami    S

Community Omalon    C

Political Map

 

SURNAME

VILLAGE 

MUNICIPALITY

 

 

Abbrev.

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

ADEILINI

ILLAROI /                 SOULLAROI                 The original name of the village was Illaroi, after 1957 it was changed to Soullaroi

PA

ALEXANDRATOS

VLIHATA / SKENIAS

KORIANNA / KOUNTOURATAT

PA

L

ALEXANDROPOULOS

MIHALITSATA

PA

ALISANDRATOS

MAKRIOTIKA

PI

ALIVIZATOS

DAMOULIANATA

PA

 

LIXOURI

PA

ALBATIELOY

KERAMIES

L

ANALYTIS

ATHERAS

PA

ANTONATOS

DILINATA / SAMI/ KAMINARATA

A/S/PA

 

ANTONELLOS

VOUNI

PA

 

KARAVOMILOS

S

AGUSTINIATOS

AGKONAS

A

AMITSIS

LOGARATA

PI

AMOURGIS

KARAVOMILOS

S

ANDREOLAS

POROS

EP

ANINOS

POROS

EP

ANJOULATOS

POROS / LIXOURI

EP/PA

ANTYPAS

MESOVOUNIA

E

 

ARGOSTOLI

A

 

SOULLAROI

PA

APELATOS

ANDRIOLATA

EP

APERGI

ZOLA

A

ARAVADINOS

SOULLAROI /  PILARO

PA

PI

ARTELARI

SAMI

S

ATHANASATOS

KARAVADOS

L

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

BALAS

AGIA EFTHIMIA

PI

BARZOUKA

FISKARDON

E

BATISTATOS

POROS

EP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BENATOS

KALATA

PA

BENETATOS

POROS

EP

BENEZIS

AGRILIA  BENEZATA BASILIKADES

ER

BERDEBES

MAKRIOTIKA

PI

BOUZOS

PERATATA

L

 

C

 

 

 

 

CHRISSATOS

SAMI

S

CHRISTOFORATOS

PARISATA

PA

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

DANALIS

SAMI

S

DELAPORTAS

KOUVALATA

PA

DENDRINOS

DENDRINATA

PI

DEROUMATIS

POTAMIANATA

PI

 

LOGARATA

PI

DIAMANTATOS  DIAMADATOS

POROS

EP

DIONISATOS

KAMINARATA

PA

DRAKONDAIDIS

FAVATATA

PA

E
                EFTHIMIATOS

     ARGOSTOLI  /         LIXOURI      

            A / PA
                ELEFTHERATOS      FAVATATA             PA
                ERTSOS      MANZAVINATA             PA

EVAGGELATOS

MONOPOLATA

PA

                EVAGGELINOS         MONOPOLATA             PA

 

F

 

 

 

 

FANTSIOS / FADSIOS

HAVRIATA

PA

FILLIPATOS

VLIHATA

PA

FIORAVADES

SAMI

S

FLAMIATOS

SAMI

S

FLORATOS

SAMI

S

FOKAS

SVORONATA

L

FRAGISTATOS

KONTOGENADA

PA

FRANSIOS

HAVRIATA

PA

 

 

 

 

G

 

 

 

 

GAKOUMATOS

RIFI

PA

GALATIS

HAVRIATA

PA

GEORGATOS

VILATORIA / PERATATA/ ARGOSTOLI (AREA)

PA  / L / ARGOSTOLI (AREA)

GERMANIS

GERMENATA

E

GIAKOUMATOS

DIGALETO / SAMI

           S

 

GIANNAKIS

      KOKOLATA         KORIANNA      ABELA  most families AGIA EIRINI KAPANDRITI, KOROUSIANO, SOLOMATA, ARGOSTOLI  

 

L / EP / A

GIANNATOS

LOUKERATA  DAVGATA

PA

GIOULATOS

MONOPOLATA

PA

GONATAS

AGIA EFTHIMIA

PI

 

FEREDINATA FERENTINATA

PI

GONIS

DAMOULIANATA

PA

              GRAIKOUSIS                              

DEMATORA             PA

GROUZIS

SKALA

EP

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

HARIATOS

SAMI /  ERYSOS

S/E

HARITOS

TRAVLIATA

 L

 

I

 

 

 

 

IOANNATOS

MANZAVINATA

PA

 

 

 

 

J

 

 

 

 

JOUGANATOS / TZOUGANATOS

DAMOULIANATA

PA

JAMARIAS/

TZAMARIAS

POROS

EP

JANATATOS / TZANATATOS

LEKATSATA

PI

JANETATOS / TZANETATOS

SAMI

S

JANIKOS / TZANIKOS

SKALA

EP

JELENTIS / TZELEDIS

FISCARDO ARGOSTOLI

E/A

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

 

KABITSIS KAMPITSIS

KABITSATA  / SPARTIA

EP/L

KAMILOS

SOULLAROI

PA

KAROUSOS

KAROUSATA

PI

KATERELOS

HAVRIATA

PA

KATSAITIS

SOULLAROI

PA

KATSIKOGIANNIS

MAKRIOTIKA

PI

KOKKALIS

SAMI / KOULOURTA

S

KOKKOSIS DIGALETO

PI

KOMITOPOULOS VOUNI

PA

KONIDARI KONIDARATA

E

KONTARINIS LIXOURI

PA

KONTOGENATOS KONTOGENATA

PA

KORKOS SKALA

EP

KOSTANTATOS/KOSTADATOS TZANATA/JANATA

EP

KOULOUBIS ANGONA

A

KOUMATOS / COUMATOS ANGONA

A

KOURIS SKALA