| ![Show Contents]() Georgios History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Georgios familyThe surname Georgios was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. The two palaces in the Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Reale and the palace of the archbishops are notable. The city is rich in art, museums, galleries and sights. Castello Sforzesco stands in the Parco. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Georgios familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Georgios research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1231, 1266, 1273, 1311, 1312, 1337, 1388, 1410, 1586, 1650, 1662 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Georgios History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Georgios Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Giorgi, Giorio, Giori, Giuri, Zorzi, Zorzo, Jorio, Iorio, Di Giorgi, Della Zorza, Givrovich, Giorgino, Givrin, Givrico and many more. Early Notables of the Georgios familyMarino Zorzi (c. 1231-1312), born in Venice, the 50th doge of the Republic of Venice, from August 23, 1311 to his death; Bertolome Zorzi (fl. 1266-1273), a Venetian nobleman, merchant, and troubadour; Francis Zorzi (or Giorgi) (1337-1388), called Marchesotto, was the Margrave...
Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Georgios Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Georgios familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Vincenzo DiGiorgio, who arrived at the Port of New York on 25 July 1896 aboard the S.S. Olympia, sailing from Naples, as well as Gius. Giorgio, who arrived in New York January 7.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Georgios (post 1700) | + |
- Georgios Savva (1933-1992), Cypriot football striker and the first ever Greek Cypriot that played in a football championship outside Cyprus
- Georgios P. Georgiou (b. 1987), Greek Cypriot linguist, academic, and author
- Georgios Roubanis (1929-2025), Greek pole vaulter who competed at three Olympic Games, named the 1956 Greek Athlete of the Year
- Georgios Panagiotopoulos (1930-2021), Greek lawyer and politician
- Georgios Aresti (b. 1994), Cypriot footballer
- Georgios Ofanidis (b. 1858), Greek winner of a gold and sliver Olympic medal for shooting at the 1896 games
- Georgios Papasideris, Greek bronze Olympic medalist for athletics during the 1896 games
- Georgios Tsitas (b. 1871), Greek one time silver Olympic medalist for wrestling during the 1896 games
- Georgios Kolettis, Greek one time silver Olympic medalist for cycling during the 1896 games
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