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November 17, 2007
News flash: Greek surnames uncommon in America
To no one's surprise, neither "Christakos" nor my mother's maiden name comes up on a list of the top 5000 surnames in America. However, the "Smith" of Greek surnames, "Pappas," chimes in at #1977, rising 841 places from #2818 since 1990.
Posted by Dean at November 17, 2007 11:47 AM
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Well, my maybe-swedish-origin, first-recorded-in-germany surname didn't make the list either.
Posted by: de at November 18, 2007 4:39 PM
and out of my grandparents' four surnames, only one appears. Generic Euro-American mutts represent!
Posted by: de at November 18, 2007 4:42 PM