Angelopoulos

Descendant of Angelos, a messenger, or an emperor.

Origin: Greek
Register: Greek family

The seat of Angelopoulos

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Current mission

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What does the Angelopoulos name mean?

'Descendant of Angelos', angelos, 'messenger, angel', with the Peloponnesian -opoulos. Also the name of the Angeloi, a Byzantine imperial dynasty.

The history of Angelopoulos

Angelos means the messenger, the angel, and as a given name it ran from the humble to the imperial. The Angeloi were a dynasty of Byzantine emperors. Angelopoulos sets it in the Peloponnesian -opoulos, and the film-maker Theo Angelopoulos, poet of the long slow shot, made it a name of world cinema.

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Frequently asked

What does the surname Angelopoulos mean?

'Descendant of Angelos', angelos, 'messenger, angel', with the Peloponnesian -opoulos. Also the name of the Angeloi, a Byzantine imperial dynasty. Angelos means the messenger, the angel, and as a given name it ran from the humble to the imperial.

Is Angelopoulos Greek or Cypriot?

Angelopoulos is a Greek surname; its home on this atlas is Greek, where the historical territory and family record of the name are concentrated. The same or similar spellings can surface in Cypriot records, but the lineage documented on this page is the Greek one.

How old is the Angelopoulos surname?

Angelos means the messenger, the angel, and as a given name it ran from the humble to the imperial. European hereditary surnames crystallised broadly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and the Angelopoulos name took its modern form within that long settlement.

What is the Angelopoulos family known for?

Descendant of Angelos, a messenger, or an emperor. Angelos means the messenger, the angel, and as a given name it ran from the humble to the imperial.

Is there a Angelopoulos family crest or coat of arms?

There is no single coat of arms that belongs to everyone named Angelopoulos. Heraldic arms were granted to individuals and descend through specific documented lines, so a "family crest" matched to a surname alone is decorative rather than genealogical.

Where is the Angelopoulos surname found today?

Greek is the primary historical home of the Angelopoulos surname. In the modern era, the name is also borne across the wider diaspora, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where families carry the line of descent from the same Greek origin recorded on this page.

What does the Clan Rising page for the Angelopoulos family cover?

The Clan Rising page for the Angelopoulos family covers the meaning of the surname, the historical geography of the name and the seat of the head of the family. Each section is linked to the underlying atlas of Greek so the name can be read in the geography that shaped it.

Who is the head of the Angelopoulos family today?

The seat for the head of the Angelopoulos family is currently vacant on this register. Clan Rising is rebuilding the chief and family structure for the modern era, and the family page allows readers to claim the seat or pledge to the name.