Greek American
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Greek Americans are Americans
of Greek
descent also described as Hellenic descent. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau
estimation, there were 1,380,088 people of Greek ancestry in the United States, while the State Department
mentions that around 3,000,000 Americans claim to be of Greek descent. In addition, the 2000 census revealed that Greek
was spoken at home by 365,436 people older than five. Greek Americans have a heavy concentration in the New York City metropolitan area, Chicago
, Detroit
, Boston, Baltimore, Dallas
, and Cleveland
. Tarpon Springs, Florida
is also home to a large Greek American community and the highest concentration of Greek-Americans in the country (11%). The United States is home to the largest overseas Greek community, ahead of Cyprus
and the United Kingdom
, which despite having a Greek population of less than 1 million has a larger percentage of Greeks than the U.S.
with the Narváez expedition
in 1528. He died during the expedition, as did most of his companions.
In 1592, Greek captain Juan de Fuca
(Ioannis Fokas or Apostolos Valerianos) sailed up the Pacific
coast under the Spanish flag, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage
between the Pacific and the Atlantic
. He reported discovering a body of water, a strait
which today bears his name: the Strait of Juan de Fuca
, which today forms part of the Canada – United States border.
In 1768, about 500 Greeks from Smyrna
, Crete
and Mani
settled in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
. The colony was unsuccessful, and the settlers moved to St. Augustine
in 1776, where their traces, except for the St Photios Greek Chapel, were lost to history.
The first significant Greek community to develop was in New Orleans, Louisiana
during the 1850s. By 1866, the community was numerous and prosperous enough to have a Greek consulate
and the first Greek Orthodox Church
in the United States. During that period, most Greek immigrants to the New World
came from Asia Minor
and those Aegean Islands
still under Ottoman
rule. By 1890, there were almost 15,000 Greeks living in the U.S.
Immigration picked up again in the 1890s, due largely to economic opportunity in the U.S., displacement caused by the hardships of Ottoman rule, the Balkan Wars
and World War I
. 450,000 Greeks arrived to the States between 1890 and 1917, most working in the cities of the Northeast; others labored on railroad construction and in mines of the Western United States
; another 70,000 arrived between 1918 and 1924. Each wave of immigration contributed to the growth of Hellenism in the U.S.
Greek immigration at this time was over 90% male, contrasted with most other European immigration to the U.S., such as Italian and Irish
immigration which averaged 50% to 60% male. Many Greek immigrants expected to work and return to their homeland
after earning capital and dowries for their families. Two factors changed attitudes and facilitated permanent immigration: 1) Loss of homeland: In 1885, Eastern Rumelia
, a Ottoman autonomous territory with a Greek minority became de-facto part of the Principality of Bulgaria
(de-jure from 1908). Then, in 1923, after the Turkish War of Independence
, a population exchange
was agreed between Greece and Turkey
, resulting in the flee of some 1,500,000 Greeks from Anatolia
, Eastern Thrace and Pontus
. In both cases, these Greeks were de jure
denaturalized from those homelands and lost the right to return and their families were made refugees. 2) The first widely implemented U.S. immigration limits against Europeans were made in 1923, creating an impetus for immigrants to apply for citizenship, bring their families and permanently settle in the U.S. Fewer than 30,000 Greek immigrants arrived in the U.S. between 1925 and 1945, many of whom were "picture brides
" for single Greek men.
The events of the early 1920s also provided the stimulus for the first permanent national Greek American religious and civic organizations. Greeks again began to arrive in large numbers after 1945, fleeing the economic devastation caused by World War II
and the Greek Civil War
. From 1946 until 1982, approximately 211,000 Greeks emigrated to the United States. These later immigrants were less influenced by the powerful assimilation pressures of the 1920s and 1930s and revitalized Greek American identity, especially in areas such as Greek language media.
Greek immigrants founded more than 600 diners in the New York
region in the 1950s through the 1970s. Immigration to the United States from Greece peaked between the 1950s and 1970. After the 1981 admission of Greece to the European Union
, annual U.S. immigration numbers fell to less than 2,000. In recent years, Greek immigration to the United States has been minimal; in fact, net migration has been towards Greece. Over 72,000 U.S. citizens currently live in Greece (1999); most of them are Greek Americans.
The predominant religion among Greeks and Greek Americans is Eastern Orthodox Christianity
. There are also a number of Americans who descend from Greece
's smaller Sephardic
and Romaniote
Jewish communities.
(according to the 2000 U.S. Census)
The US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Greek ancestry are:
born outside of Greece
may become a Greek citizen through naturalization
, providing he/she can prove a parent or grandparent was born as a national of Greece. The Greek ancestor's birth certificate
and marriage certificate
are required, along with the applicant's birth certificate, and the birth certificates of all generation
s in between until the relation between the applicant and the person with Greek citizenship is proven.
Charitable organizations
Libraries and museums
Trade organizations
Affiliate trade organizations
Websites
Media
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
of Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
descent also described as Hellenic descent. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
estimation, there were 1,380,088 people of Greek ancestry in the United States, while the State Department
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
mentions that around 3,000,000 Americans claim to be of Greek descent. In addition, the 2000 census revealed that Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
was spoken at home by 365,436 people older than five. Greek Americans have a heavy concentration in the New York City metropolitan area, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, Boston, Baltimore, Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, and Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,003 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 22,554....
is also home to a large Greek American community and the highest concentration of Greek-Americans in the country (11%). The United States is home to the largest overseas Greek community, ahead of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, which despite having a Greek population of less than 1 million has a larger percentage of Greeks than the U.S.
History
The first Greek known to have been to what is now the United States was Don Theodoro, a sailor who landed on FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
with the Narváez expedition
Narváez expedition
The Narváez expedition was a Spanish attempt during the years 1527–1528 to colonize Spanish Florida. It was led by Pánfilo de Narváez, who was to rule as adelantado....
in 1528. He died during the expedition, as did most of his companions.
In 1592, Greek captain Juan de Fuca
Juan de Fuca
Ioánnis Fokás , better known by the Spanish transcription of his name, Juan de Fuca , was a Greek-born maritime pilot in the service of the king of Spain, Philip II...
(Ioannis Fokas or Apostolos Valerianos) sailed up the Pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
coast under the Spanish flag, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
between the Pacific and the Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. He reported discovering a body of water, a strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
which today bears his name: the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Juan de Fuca
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a large body of water about long that is the Salish Sea outlet to the Pacific Ocean...
, which today forms part of the Canada – United States border.
In 1768, about 500 Greeks from Smyrna
Smyrna
Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
, Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
and Mani
Mani Peninsula
The Mani Peninsula , also long known as Maina or Maïna, is a geographical and cultural region in Greece. Mani is the central peninsula of the three which extend southwards from the Peloponnese in southern Greece. To the east is the Laconian Gulf, to the west the Messenian Gulf...
settled in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,048 according to the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 23,161.-History:...
. The colony was unsuccessful, and the settlers moved to St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
in 1776, where their traces, except for the St Photios Greek Chapel, were lost to history.
The first significant Greek community to develop was in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
during the 1850s. By 1866, the community was numerous and prosperous enough to have a Greek consulate
Consul (representative)
The political title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the peoples of the two countries...
and the first Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...
in the United States. During that period, most Greek immigrants to the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
came from Asia Minor
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
and those Aegean Islands
Aegean Islands
The Aegean Islands are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast...
still under Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule. By 1890, there were almost 15,000 Greeks living in the U.S.
Immigration picked up again in the 1890s, due largely to economic opportunity in the U.S., displacement caused by the hardships of Ottoman rule, the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
and World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. 450,000 Greeks arrived to the States between 1890 and 1917, most working in the cities of the Northeast; others labored on railroad construction and in mines of the Western United States
Western United States
.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...
; another 70,000 arrived between 1918 and 1924. Each wave of immigration contributed to the growth of Hellenism in the U.S.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
immigration which averaged 50% to 60% male. Many Greek immigrants expected to work and return to their homeland
Homeland
A homeland is the concept of the place to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin...
after earning capital and dowries for their families. Two factors changed attitudes and facilitated permanent immigration: 1) Loss of homeland: In 1885, Eastern Rumelia
Eastern Rumelia
Eastern Rumelia or Eastern Roumelia was an administratively autonomous province in the Ottoman Empire and Principality of Bulgaria from 1878 to 1908. It was under full Bulgarian control from 1885 on, when it willingly united with the tributary Principality of Bulgaria after a bloodless revolution...
, a Ottoman autonomous territory with a Greek minority became de-facto part of the Principality of Bulgaria
Principality of Bulgaria
The Principality of Bulgaria was a self-governing entity created as a vassal of the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. The preliminary treaty of San Stefano between the Russian Empire and the Porte , on March 3, had originally proposed a significantly larger Bulgarian territory: its...
(de-jure from 1908). Then, in 1923, after the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
, a population exchange
Population exchange between Greece and Turkey
The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey was based upon religious identity, and involved the Greek Orthodox citizens of Turkey and the Muslim citizens of Greece...
was agreed between Greece and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, resulting in the flee of some 1,500,000 Greeks from Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
, Eastern Thrace and Pontus
Pontus
Pontus or Pontos is a historical Greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region in antiquity by the Greeks who colonized the area, and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Πόντος...
. In both cases, these Greeks were de jure
De jure
De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....
denaturalized from those homelands and lost the right to return and their families were made refugees. 2) The first widely implemented U.S. immigration limits against Europeans were made in 1923, creating an impetus for immigrants to apply for citizenship, bring their families and permanently settle in the U.S. Fewer than 30,000 Greek immigrants arrived in the U.S. between 1925 and 1945, many of whom were "picture brides
Mail-order bride
Mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another country. This term is considered offensive by some people. The mail-order bride industry is the economic trade of contracted domestic partnerships, often between citizens of different countries or...
" for single Greek men.
The events of the early 1920s also provided the stimulus for the first permanent national Greek American religious and civic organizations. Greeks again began to arrive in large numbers after 1945, fleeing the economic devastation caused by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
. From 1946 until 1982, approximately 211,000 Greeks emigrated to the United States. These later immigrants were less influenced by the powerful assimilation pressures of the 1920s and 1930s and revitalized Greek American identity, especially in areas such as Greek language media.
Greek immigrants founded more than 600 diners in the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
region in the 1950s through the 1970s. Immigration to the United States from Greece peaked between the 1950s and 1970. After the 1981 admission of Greece to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, annual U.S. immigration numbers fell to less than 2,000. In recent years, Greek immigration to the United States has been minimal; in fact, net migration has been towards Greece. Over 72,000 U.S. citizens currently live in Greece (1999); most of them are Greek Americans.
The predominant religion among Greeks and Greek Americans is Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
. There are also a number of Americans who descend from Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
's smaller Sephardic
Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition. It can also refer to those who use a Sephardic style of liturgy or would otherwise define themselves in terms of the Jewish customs and...
and Romaniote
Romaniotes
The Romaniotes or Romaniots are a Jewish population who have lived in the territory of today's Greece and neighboring areas with large Greek populations for more than 2,000 years. Their languages were Yevanic, a Greek dialect, and Greek. They derived their name from the old name for the people...
Jewish communities.
States by percentage of people of Greek ancestry
- New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
1.24% - MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
1.23% - New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
0.84% - ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
0.81% - IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
0.77% - New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
0.73% - Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
0.62% - MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
0.59% - UtahUtahUtah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
0.52% - FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
0.48%
States by number of people of Greek ancestry
(according to the 2000 U.S. Census)- New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
159,763 - CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
125,284 - IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
95,064 - MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
78,172 - FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
76,908 - New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
61,510 - PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
56,911 - OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
50,609 - MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
44,214 - TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
32,319
Communities by percentage of people of Greek ancestry
- Tarpon Springs, FloridaTarpon Springs, FloridaTarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,003 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 22,554....
10.40% - Campbell, OhioCampbell, OhioCampbell is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,235 at the 2010 census. Residents generally pronounce the city's name as "camel" , with a silent "PB". Campbell is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County...
9.30% - Lincolnwood, IllinoisLincolnwood, IllinoisLincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
7.60% - Plandome Manor, New YorkPlandome Manor, New YorkPlandome Manor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 872 at the 2010 census.The Village of Plandome Manor is in the Town of North Hempstead. It is served by the Manhasset, New York school district.-History:...
7.50% - Englewood Cliffs, New JerseyEnglewood Cliffs, New JerseyEnglewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 5,281. The borough houses the world headquarters of CNBC and the American headquarters of Unilever, and is home to both Ferrari and Maserati North America.Englewood Cliffs...
7.20% - Allenwood, New JerseyAllenwood, New JerseyAllenwood is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Wall Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 925.-Geography:...
6.60% - South Barrington, IllinoisSouth Barrington, IllinoisSouth Barrington is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States south of Barrington, Illinois. The population was 3,760 at the 2000 census. South Barrington is a wealthy suburb of Chicago and home to the famous megachurch Willow Creek Community Church. The village is known throughout the area...
6.00% - Palos Hills, IllinoisPalos Hills, IllinoisPalos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,665 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Moraine Valley Community College as well as Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.-Geography:...
5.40% - Nahant, MassachusettsNahant, MassachusettsNahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state...
5.30% - Holiday, FloridaHoliday, FloridaHoliday , is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 21,904 at the 2000 census.The name Holiday, like the names of many towns, comes from a spark...
, Munsey Park, New YorkMunsey Park, New YorkMunsey Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2010 census.The Village of Munsey Park is in the Town of North Hempstead.- History :...
and Alpine, New JerseyAlpine, New JerseyAlpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,849....
5.20% - East Marion, New YorkEast Marion, New YorkEast Marion is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP population was 756 at the 2000 census.- History :...
5.00% - Palos Park, IllinoisPalos Park, IllinoisPalos Park is an affluent village, in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palos Park is located at ....
, Upper Brookville, New YorkUpper Brookville, New YorkThe Village of Upper Brookville is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 1,698 at the 2010 census.The village is named for the brook that one time ran along its main road, Wolver Hollow...
, Grosse Pointe Shores, MichiganGrosse Pointe Shores, MichiganGrosse Pointe Shores is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. With only land area, the city is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. The city, which is entirely residential, is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake Saint Clair. The city's population was 3,008 at the...
and Grosse Pointe Township, MichiganGrosse Pointe Township, MichiganGrosse Pointe Township was a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally including all of the Grosse Pointe communities, and the northeastern portion of the City of Detroit, in its later years, it is was reduced to the portion of the village of Grosse Pointe Shores...
4.90% - Harbor Isle, New YorkHarbor Isle, New YorkHarbor Isle is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 1,301 at the 2010 census...
4.70% - Lake Dalecarlia, IndianaLake Dalecarlia, IndianaLake Dalecarlia is a census-designated place in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the English name of the Dalarna region of Sweden.-Geography:...
4.50% - Barnum Island, New YorkBarnum Island, New YorkBarnum Island is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,414 at the 2010 census.Barnum Island is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead...
4.40% - Peabody, MassachusettsPeabody, MassachusettsPeabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :...
4.30% - Livingston Manor, New YorkLivingston Manor, New YorkLivingston Manor is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 1,355 at the 2000 census.Livingston Manor is in the south part of the Town of Rockland, adjacent to New York State Route 17.-History:...
and University Gardens, New YorkUniversity Gardens, New YorkUniversity Gardens is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 4,226 at the 2010 census.University Gardens is a community in the western part of the Town of North Hempstead.-Geography:...
4.20% - Oak Brook, IllinoisOak Brook, IllinoisOak Brook is a village in DuPage and Cook Counties, in Illinois. The population was 8,702 at the 2000 census. A suburb of Chicago, it is the headquarters of McDonald's and Lions Clubs International.-History:...
4.00% - Dracut, MassachusettsDracut, MassachusettsDracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire...
3.90% - Oyster Bay Cove, New YorkOyster Bay Cove, New YorkThe Village of Oyster Bay Cove is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census...
and Harwood Heights, IllinoisHarwood Heights, IllinoisHarwood Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,297 at the 2000 census. The current Mayor is Arlene Jezierny...
3.80% - Yorkville, OhioYorkville, OhioYorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census.Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas – the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area, while the Jefferson County portion...
, Hiller, PennsylvaniaHiller, PennsylvaniaHiller is a census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,234. It is located in Luzerne Township.-Geography:Hiller is located at ....
, Fort Lee, New JerseyFort Lee, New JerseyFort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
, Long Grove, IllinoisLong Grove, IllinoisLong Grove is an affluent village located in Lake County, Illinois, approximately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2005 census, the village had a total population of 6,735...
, Oakhurst, New JerseyOakhurst, New JerseyOakhurst is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,995.-Geography:Oakhurst is located at ....
and Ipswich, MassachusettsIpswich, MassachusettsIpswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...
3.70% - Garden City South, New YorkGarden City South, New YorkGarden City South is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.Garden City South is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead.-Geography:...
, Plandome, New YorkPlandome, New YorkPlandome is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2010 census. The Village of Plandome is in the Town of North Hempstead.-History:The Inc...
, Broomall, PennsylvaniaBroomall, PennsylvaniaBroomall is a census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,046 at the 2000 census. The community was named after John Martin Broomall, a 19th century U.S...
and Norwood Park, Chicago, IllinoisNorwood Park, ChicagoNorwood Park is one of 77 well-defined Chicago, Illinois community areas. It encompasses the smaller neighborhoods of Big Oaks, Norwood Park East, Norwood Park West, Old Norwood Park, Oriole Park, and Union Ridge....
(neighborhood) 3.60% - Manhasset, New YorkManhasset, New YorkManhasset is a hamlet and neighborhood in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 8,080....
, Palisades Park, New JerseyPalisades Park, New JerseyPalisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,622....
, Palos Township, ILPalos Township, Cook County, IllinoisPalos Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 53,419.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Palos Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Boundaries:Palos Township is bordered by Harlem...
, Windham, New York, Norridge, IllinoisNorridge, IllinoisNorridge is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,582 at the 2000 census. The current Mayor of Norridge is Ronald A. Oppedisano.The village is completely surrounded by Chicago and Harwood Heights.-Name origin:...
, Monte Sereno, CaliforniaMonte Sereno, CaliforniaMonte Sereno is a city in Santa Clara County, California, USA. The population was 3,341 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 10 miles southwest of San Jose and is immediately northwest of Los Gatos. The city is named for the 2249 ft...
and Flower Hill, New YorkFlower Hill, New YorkFlower Hill is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The eastern half is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Village of Roslyn. Western and northern parts are in Manhasset and Port Washington. The population was 4,665 at the 2010 census.The...
3.50% - Morton Grove, IllinoisMorton Grove, IllinoisMorton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,451 at the 2000 census.The Village President of Morton Grove since April 27, 2009, is Daniel J...
, Wellington, UtahWellington, UtahWellington is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2000 census. The community was settled in 1878 by a band of thirteen Mormons led by Jefferson Tidwell. The town was named for Justus Wellington Seeley, Jr., of the Emery County Court...
and Terryville, New YorkTerryville, New YorkTerryville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 10,589 at the 2000 census.Terryville is in the Town of Brookhaven.-Geography:...
3.40% - Plandome Heights, New YorkPlandome Heights, New YorkPlandome Heights is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census.The Village of Plandome Heights is in the Town of North Hempstead...
, Watertown, MassachusettsWatertown, MassachusettsThe Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
, Banks Township, PABanks Township, Carbon County, PennsylvaniaBanks Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land...
(Carbon County, PA) and Harmony, PennsylvaniaHarmony Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaHarmony Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,373 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harmony Township is located at ....
(Beaver County, PA) 3.30% - Niles Township, IllinoisNiles Township, Cook County, IllinoisNiles Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 102,638.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Niles Township covers an area of .-Cities, towns, villages:* Glenview...
and Niles, IllinoisNiles, IllinoisNiles is a village in Maine and Niles Townships, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The 2010 population from the U.S. Census Bureau is 29,803.The current mayor of Niles is Robert M. Callero.-History:Niles was first settled in 1827....
3.20% - Groveland, MassachusettsGroveland, MassachusettsGroveland, Massachusetts Groveland is a small residential town located in northern Essex County, bordering Boxford, Georgetown, Haverhill, and West Newbury. The town is divided into two precincts, Groveland and South Groveland.-History:...
3.10% - Albertson, New YorkAlbertson, New YorkAlbertson is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 5,182 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, Stanhope, New JerseyStanhope, New Jersey-Transportation:Route 183 is the main access road that serves the borough. U.S. Route 206 also passes through in the western section and is partially a limited access road which connects to I-80 in neighboring Mount Olive.-Demographics:...
, Caroline, New YorkCaroline, New YorkCaroline is a town in Tompkins County, New York, USA. The population was 2,910 at the 2000 census.The Town of Caroline is on the county's southeast border and is southeast of Ithaca, New York.- History :...
, Graeagle, CaliforniaGraeagle, CaliforniaGraeagle is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census, down from 831 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Marple Township, PennsylvaniaMarple Township, PennsylvaniaMarple Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 23,737 at the 2000 census. ZIP codes include mainly 19008, but also partially 19064 and 19063.-Geography:...
and Lynnfield, MassachusettsLynnfield, MassachusettsLynnfield is a wealthy town in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 11,542.- History :...
3.00% - Manhasset Hills, New YorkManhasset Hills, New YorkManhasset Hills is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 3,592 at the 2010 census. Manhasset Hills is an unincorporated area of the Town of North Hempstead...
, West Falmouth, MassachusettsWest Falmouth, MassachusettsWest Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Falmouth is located at ....
, Winfield, IndianaWinfield, IndianaWinfield is a town in Winfield Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,383 at the 2010 census. The town was incorporated 1993, making it one of newest towns in the county. Prior to that time it had been part of Winfield Township as an unincorporated town. Winfield is...
, Foster Township, PennsylvaniaFoster Township, PennsylvaniaFoster Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania*Foster Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania*Foster Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania...
and Worth Township, IndianaWorth Township, Boone County, IndianaWorth Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,292.-Adjacent townships:* Center * Eagle * Perry * Union -Major highways:* Interstate 65...
(Boone County, IN) 2.90%
Communities by percentage of those born in Greece
The U.S. communities with the largest percentage of residents born in Greece are:- Horse Heaven, WashingtonHorse Heaven HillsThe Horse Heaven Hills are a long range of high, rolling hills in Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties in Washington State located east of Satus Creek and west of the Columbia River between the Yakima River and the Wallula Gap. The hills are an anticline ridge in the Yakima fold belt formed by...
3.8% - Tarpon Springs, FloridaTarpon Springs, FloridaTarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,003 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 22,554....
3.2% - Palos Hills, IllinoisPalos Hills, IllinoisPalos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,665 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Moraine Valley Community College as well as Amos Alonzo Stagg High School.-Geography:...
3.1% - Harbor Isle, New YorkHarbor Isle, New YorkHarbor Isle is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 1,301 at the 2010 census...
3.1% - Campbell, OhioCampbell, OhioCampbell is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,235 at the 2010 census. Residents generally pronounce the city's name as "camel" , with a silent "PB". Campbell is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County...
3.1% - Lincolnwood, IllinoisLincolnwood, IllinoisLincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
2.7% - Englewood Cliffs, New JerseyEnglewood Cliffs, New JerseyEnglewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 5,281. The borough houses the world headquarters of CNBC and the American headquarters of Unilever, and is home to both Ferrari and Maserati North America.Englewood Cliffs...
2.5% - Bedford Park, IllinoisBedford Park, IllinoisBedford Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry sprawling to the east and a small amount to the west.-Geography:...
2.3% - Twin Lakes, FloridaTwin Lakes, FloridaTwin Lakes was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States, which was divided into Twin Lakes North and Twin Lakes South. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census....
2.3% - Holiday, FloridaHoliday, FloridaHoliday , is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 21,904 at the 2000 census.The name Holiday, like the names of many towns, comes from a spark...
2.1% - Great Neck Gardens, New YorkGreat Neck Gardens, New YorkGreat Neck Gardens is an unincorporated area of the Town of North Hempstead, New York located on the Great Neck peninsula of Nassau County, New York. The population was 1,186 at the 2010 census...
2.1% - Norridge, IllinoisNorridge, IllinoisNorridge is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,582 at the 2000 census. The current Mayor of Norridge is Ronald A. Oppedisano.The village is completely surrounded by Chicago and Harwood Heights.-Name origin:...
2.0% - Palos Park, IllinoisPalos Park, IllinoisPalos Park is an affluent village, in southwestern Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,689 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palos Park is located at ....
1.9% - Barnum Island, New YorkBarnum Island, New YorkBarnum Island is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,414 at the 2010 census.Barnum Island is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead...
1.9% - Munsey Park, New YorkMunsey Park, New YorkMunsey Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,693 at the 2010 census.The Village of Munsey Park is in the Town of North Hempstead.- History :...
1.8% - Foxfield, ColoradoFoxfield, ColoradoThe town of Foxfield is a Statutory Town located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census. The town is bordered by the cities of Aurora and Centennial.-Geography:Foxfield is located at ....
1.7% - Cedar Glen West, New JerseyCedar Glen West, New JerseyCedar Glen West is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,376.-Geography:Cedar Glen West is located at ....
1.7% - Raynham Center, MassachusettsRaynham Center, MassachusettsRaynham Center is a census-designated place in the town of Raynham in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,633 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Raynham Center is located at ....
1.6% - Broomall, PennsylvaniaBroomall, PennsylvaniaBroomall is a census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,046 at the 2000 census. The community was named after John Martin Broomall, a 19th century U.S...
1.6% - Flower Hill, New YorkFlower Hill, New YorkFlower Hill is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The eastern half is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Village of Roslyn. Western and northern parts are in Manhasset and Port Washington. The population was 4,665 at the 2010 census.The...
1.6% - Alpine, New JerseyAlpine, New JerseyAlpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,849....
1.6% - Millbourne, PennsylvaniaMillbourne, PennsylvaniaMillbourne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1159 at the 2010 census. Millbourne borders Philadelphia along Cobbs Creek...
1.6% - Niles, IllinoisNiles, IllinoisNiles is a village in Maine and Niles Townships, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The 2010 population from the U.S. Census Bureau is 29,803.The current mayor of Niles is Robert M. Callero.-History:Niles was first settled in 1827....
1.6% - Grosse Pointe Shores, MichiganGrosse Pointe Shores, MichiganGrosse Pointe Shores is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. With only land area, the city is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. The city, which is entirely residential, is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake Saint Clair. The city's population was 3,008 at the...
1.6% - East Marion, New YorkEast Marion, New YorkEast Marion is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP population was 756 at the 2000 census.- History :...
1.6% - West Falmouth, MassachusettsWest Falmouth, MassachusettsWest Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Falmouth is located at ....
1.6% - Golden Triangle, New JerseyGolden Triangle, New JerseyGolden Triangle is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Cherry Hill Township, in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,511....
1.5% - Palisades Park, New JerseyPalisades Park, New JerseyPalisades Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 19,622....
1.5% - Garden City South, New YorkGarden City South, New YorkGarden City South is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.Garden City South is an unincorporated area of the Town of Hempstead.-Geography:...
1.5% - Harwood Heights, IllinoisHarwood Heights, IllinoisHarwood Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,297 at the 2000 census. The current Mayor is Arlene Jezierny...
1.5% - Watertown, MassachusettsWatertown, MassachusettsThe Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
1.5% - Morton Grove, IllinoisMorton Grove, IllinoisMorton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,451 at the 2000 census.The Village President of Morton Grove since April 27, 2009, is Daniel J...
1.5% - East Ithaca, New YorkEast Ithaca, New YorkEast Ithaca is a suburban community in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2000 census.East Ithaca is a suburb of the City of Ithaca on its eastern city line and in the Town of Ithaca...
1.4% - Fort Lee, New JerseyFort Lee, New JerseyFort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
1.4% - Saddle Rock, New YorkSaddle Rock, New YorkSaddle Rock is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 830 at the 2010 census.The Village of Saddle Rock is in the Town of North Hempstead...
1.4% - Oakhurst, New JerseyOakhurst, New JerseyOakhurst is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Ocean Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,995.-Geography:Oakhurst is located at ....
1.4% - Plandome Manor, New YorkPlandome Manor, New YorkPlandome Manor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 872 at the 2010 census.The Village of Plandome Manor is in the Town of North Hempstead. It is served by the Manhasset, New York school district.-History:...
1.3% - White Lake, North CarolinaWhite Lake, North CarolinaWhite Lake is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:White Lake is located at ....
1.3% - Old Brookville, New YorkOld Brookville, New YorkThe Village of Old Brookville is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,134.The village is part of the North Shore School District.-Geography:...
1.2% - Plandome Heights, New YorkPlandome Heights, New YorkPlandome Heights is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census.The Village of Plandome Heights is in the Town of North Hempstead...
1.2% - South Barrington, IllinoisSouth Barrington, IllinoisSouth Barrington is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States south of Barrington, Illinois. The population was 3,760 at the 2000 census. South Barrington is a wealthy suburb of Chicago and home to the famous megachurch Willow Creek Community Church. The village is known throughout the area...
1.2% - North Lakeville, MassachusettsNorth Lakeville, MassachusettsNorth Lakeville is a census-designated place in the town of Lakeville in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,233 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Lakeville is located at ....
1.2% - Terryville, New YorkTerryville, New YorkTerryville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 10,589 at the 2000 census.Terryville is in the Town of Brookhaven.-Geography:...
1.2% - Jefferson, West VirginiaJefferson, West VirginiaJefferson is an unincorporated census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 676 at the 2010 census...
1.2% - Ridgefield, New JerseyRidgefield, New JerseyThere were 4,020 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone...
1.2% - East Norwich, New YorkEast Norwich, New YorkEast Norwich is a hamlet located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 2,709 at the 2010 census...
1.2% - Skokie, IllinoisSkokie, IllinoisSkokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
1.1% - Arlington Heights, PennsylvaniaArlington Heights, PennsylvaniaThis article is about the unincorporated community in eastern Pennsylvania. For the Pittsburgh neighborhood, see Arlington Heights .Arlington Heights is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States...
1.1% - Pomona, New YorkPomona, New YorkPomona is a village partly in the Town of Ramapo and partly in the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, United States, located north of New Hempstead, east of Harriman State Park, north of Monsey and west of Mount Ivy. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 3,103, a 13 percent...
1.1% - Spring House, PennsylvaniaSpring House, PennsylvaniaSpring House is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,804 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Spring House is located at ....
1.1% - Hickory Hills, IllinoisHickory Hills, IllinoisHickory Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,926 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hickory Hills is located at ....
1.1% - Cliffside Park, New JerseyCliffside Park, New JerseyCliffside Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 23,594....
1.1% - Friendship Village, MarylandFriendship Village, MarylandFriendship Village is an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Inclusive within the Friendship Village CDP is the Village of Friendship Heights. The population was 4,512 at the 2000 census....
1.1% - Kingsville, MarylandKingsville, MarylandKingsville is a semi-rural, unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a close-knit and rustic community bounded by the Little Gunpowder Falls river and the Big Gunpowder Falls river which join to form the Gunpowder...
1.1% - Arlington, MassachusettsArlington, MassachusettsArlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles northwest of Boston. The population was 42,844 at the 2010 census.-History:...
1.1% - Mount Prospect, IllinoisMount Prospect, IllinoisMount Prospect is a village in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in Cook County, Illinois, about northwest of downtown Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 54,167.-Geography:...
1.1% - Midland Park, New JerseyMidland Park, New JerseyMidland Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,128....
1.0% - Lake Dalecarlia, IndianaLake Dalecarlia, IndianaLake Dalecarlia is a census-designated place in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The name comes from the English name of the Dalarna region of Sweden.-Geography:...
1.0% - Pinedale, WyomingPinedale, WyomingPinedale is a town in and the county seat of Sublette County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2000 census. Pinedale is an important hunting outfitting town and a gateway to the Wind River Mountains. It is also a major gateway to the Jackson Hole area in Wyoming. Pinedale is...
1.0% - Glenview, IllinoisGlenview, IllinoisThere are at least two locations in Illinois called Glenview:*Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago*Glenview, St. Clair County, Illinois, an eastern suburb of St. Louis...
1.0% - Dunn Loring, VirginiaDunn Loring, VirginiaDunn Loring is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,803 at the 2010 census.-History:...
1.0% - West Kennebunk, MaineWest Kennebunk, MaineWest Kennebunk, often referred to as "West K" by locals, is a census-designated place in the town of Kennebunk in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 809 at the 2000 census...
1.0% - Shokan, New YorkShokan, New YorkShokan is a hamlet located in the Town of Olive in Ulster County, within the Catskill Park. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census.-History:...
1.0% - Beacon Square, FloridaBeacon Square, FloridaBeacon Square is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,263 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beacon Square is located at ....
1.0% - Peabody, MassachusettsPeabody, MassachusettsPeabody is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population is about 53,000. Peabody is located in Boston's North Shore suburban area.- History :...
1.0% - Dedham, MassachusettsDedham, MassachusettsDedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...
1.0% - North Key Largo, FloridaNorth Key Largo, FloridaNorth Key Largo is a census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Key Largo is located at ....
1.0% - Hillside, New YorkHillside, New YorkHillside is a census-designated place in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census.It is located just south of the city of Kingston, in the Town of Ulster.-Geography:Hillside is located at ....
1.0% - Orland Park, IllinoisOrland Park, IllinoisOrland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States; it also extends slightly into Will County. The population was 56,767 at the 2010 census. The office of the Assistant Village Manager, Ellen Baer, states that the Will County section of Orland Park is industrial while the Cook County...
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Popular culture
- Greek American novelist Jeffrey EugenidesJeffrey EugenidesJeffrey Kent Eugenides is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer. Eugenides is most known for his first two novels, The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex . His novel The Marriage Plot was published in October, 2011.-Life and career:Eugenides was born in Detroit, Michigan,...
won the 2003 Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for his novel MiddlesexMiddlesex (novel)Middlesex is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The book is a bestseller, with more than three million copies sold as of May 2011. Its characters and events are loosely based on aspects of Eugenides' life and observations of his Greek heritage. It is...
, about a Greek American family in DetroitDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. - The 1970s television-series ArnieArnie (TV series)Arnie was a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It starred Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen....
depicted aspects of Greek American life. - In 1967, Academy Award-winning film-director Elia KazanElia KazanElia Kazan was an American director and actor, described by the New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Born in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, to Greek parents originally from Kayseri in Anatolia, the family emigrated...
published a novelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, The Arrangement: A Novel, about a conflicted Greek American living a double life as an advertising executive and muckraking journalist. Kazan, who died in September 2003, was a Greek American. - The popular 1970s show KojakKojakKojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
, featured Telly SavalasTelly SavalasAristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz...
as Greek American police detective Theo Kojak, and his brother GeorgeGeorge SavalasGeorge Demosthenes Savalas was an American actor.Born in New York City to immigrants from Greece, he served in the Pacific War as a United States Navy gunner. After studying drama at Columbia University, Savalas embarked on a successful career as a stage actor and acting instructor...
as detective Stavros. Kojak was originally supposed to be PolishPolesthumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
(hence the name), but this was changed to match Savalas' profile. - The 2002 comedyComedyComedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film My Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek WeddingMy Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 Canadian and American romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick. The film is centered on Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos , a middle class Greek American woman who falls in love with a non-Greek upper middle class "White...
portrayed the love story of a Greek American woman (portrayed by Greek CanadianGreek CanadiansGreek Canadians are Canadian citizens of Greek origin, also known as Hellenic origin. According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.- Authors :...
Nia VardalosNia VardalosAntonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, singer and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 Academy Award–nominated film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Personal life:...
) and a non-Greek American man (specifically a White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantWhite Anglo-Saxon ProtestantWhite Anglo-Saxon Protestant or WASP is an informal term, often derogatory or disparaging, for a closed group of high-status Americans mostly of British Protestant ancestry. The group supposedly wields disproportionate financial and social power. When it appears in writing, it is usually used to...
). It also examines the protagonist's troubled love/hate relationship with her cultural heritage and value system. The movie spawned an unsuccessful TV series, My Big Fat Greek LifeMy Big Fat Greek LifeMy Big Fat Greek Life is a situation comedy series that ran on CBS in 2003. The series is a continuation on the 2002 movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding and was produced by HBO Television and Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions for Sony Pictures Television....
. - The Famous Teddy ZThe Famous Teddy ZThe Famous Teddy Z is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the fall of 1989. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and inspired by the true story of Jay Kantor, who was a mailroom clerk at MCA and later became Marlon Brando's agent.-Synopsis:...
was an acclaimed but short-lived TV series about a fictional talent agent named Teddy Zakalakis, portrayed by Jon CryerJon CryerJonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink...
. - The TV series Full HouseFull HouseFull House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
was about a family that included Greek American Uncle Jesse, portrayed by John StamosJohn StamosJohn Phillip Stamos is an American actor, singer and musician best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the cancellation of that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series. From 2006...
. Jesse's Greek dad was also a recurring character. - The Olympia CafeOlympia CafeThe Olympia Cafe was a fictional diner or greasy spoon featured in a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch. The staff, led by the late John Belushi as Pete Dionasopolis, were Greeks. As various guest stars discovered, only three items on the long menu could actually be ordered successfully: the...
was a recurring sketch in the early years of Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. More recently, Tina FeyTina FeyElizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the...
has often joked about her Greek heritage on the show. - Tom's RestaurantTom's Restaurant (Manhattan)Tom's Restaurant is a diner located at 2880 Broadway on the corner of 112th Street in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City...
, a Greek American owned business, has become one of the symbols of urban New York life. - Elektra NatchiosElektra (comics)Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero...
is a Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
superheroSuperheroA superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
, portrayed by Jennifer GarnerJennifer GarnerJennifer Anne Affleck , better known as Jennifer Garner, is an American actress and film producer. Garner gained recognition on television for her performance as CIA agent Sydney Bristow in the thriller drama series Alias, which aired on ABC for five seasons from 2001 to 2006...
in the 2003 movie DaredevilDaredevil (film)Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and out of the courtroom as the masked vigilante Daredevil...
and the 2005 movie ElektraElektra (2005 film)Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios . The story follows Elektra, an international assassin whose weapon of choice is a pair of sai.For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman...
. - In the 1973 blockbusterBlockbuster (entertainment)Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...
The ExorcistThe Exorcist (film)The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty and based on the exorcism case of Robbie Mannheim, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...
, Jason MillerJason Miller (playwright)Jason Miller was an American actor and playwright. He received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play That Championship Season, and was widely recognized for his role as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist...
starred as Greek American Father Damien KarrasDamien KarrasFather Damien Karras, SJ is a fictional character from the novel The Exorcist, its sequel Legion, and their film adaptations.Father Karras was one of the priests who exorcises the demon from young Regan MacNeil. He is a Jesuit psychiatrist suffering a crisis of faith...
, one of the priests who exorcised young ReganReganRegan is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin derived from the Irish personal name Riagáin, which meant "little king".-People:*Bill Regan , a MLB player*Brian Regan, a comedian...
. In one scene, Karras’ mother, played by Greek actress Vasiliki MaliarosVasiliki MaliarosVasiliki Maliaros was an actress who only appeared in one memorable acting role in The Exorcist as Father Karras' Mother. She was discovered by William Friedkin in a New York Greek restaurant. She died at the age of 89 of natural causes.-External links:...
, is listening to a Greek radio station broadcasting the song Ιστορία μου αμαρτία μου (My Story, My sin) by the late popular Greek singer Rita SakellariouRita SakellariouRita Sakellariou was a famous Greek singer. Amongst her fans were Andreas Papandreou, Melina Mercouris, Aristotle Onasis, Anthony Quinn and others. She worked with some of the greater Greek musicians like Vassilis Tsitsanis and Giannis Papaioannou...
. - Several entertainers and other performing artists including Kelly ClarksonKelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
, Alexander FreyAlexander FreyAlexander Frey is an American symphony orchestra conductor. He is also known as a virtuoso organist and pianist. Frey is in great demand as one of the world's most versatile conductors, and has enjoyed great success in the concert hall and opera house, and in the music of Broadway and Hollywood.In...
, John AnistonJohn AnistonJohn Anthony Aniston is a Greek-American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston. He is best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama Days of our Lives, which he originated in July 1985 and has played continually since then.-Early life:Aniston was born Yannis...
, Jennifer AnistonJennifer AnistonJennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress, film director, and producer, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career,...
, Melina KanakaredesMelina KanakaredesMelina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides is an American actress. She is widely known for two starring roles on U.S. prime-time television drama series; playing Detective Stella Bonasera in CSI: NY and portraying Dr...
, Zach GalifianakisZach GalifianakisZachary Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his numerous film and television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents special...
, Tommy LeeTommy LeeThomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
, Demitri Martin, Paul CavonisPaul CavonisPaul Cavonis is an American actor who has appeared in over 30 movies and television series. Cavonis is known for playing mafia and Greek characters.-Early life:...
, Criss AngelCriss AngelChristopher Nicholas Sarantakos , better known by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American illusionist, writer, director, musician, and actor...
, Elias KoteasElias KoteasElias Koteas is a Canadian actor of film and television, best known for his roles in The Prophecy, Fallen and the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.-Early life:...
, Amy SedarisAmy SedarisAmy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, author, and comedian. She is known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series Strangers with Candy. Sedaris regularly collaborates with her older brother, humorist and author David Sedaris...
, Andy MilonakisAndy MilonakisAndrew Michael "Andy" Milonakis is an American actor, writer, rapper, and comedian of Greek descent best known for creating and starring in The Andy Milonakis Show on MTV and MTV2.-Life and career:...
and Billy ZaneBilly ZaneWilliam George "Billy" Zane, Jr. is an American actor, producer and director. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon Hockley in Titanic, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks and Mr...
are of Greek descent. - Writer, performer and radio-commentator David SedarisDavid SedarisDavid Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor....
satirizes growing up in a Greek American household in SuburbSuburbThe word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in several of his essays.
- Some of the greatest American athletes of all time and sports pioneers, including Pete SamprasPete SamprasPete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, Harry AgganisHarry AgganisAristotle George Agganis ' , nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was an American athletic star in two sports. His family origins were from Longanikos near Sparta, Greece. -Career:...
, Chris CheliosChris CheliosChristos Kostas Tselios is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently the Executive Advisor to Ken Holland, the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, a role that Steve Yzerman held before leaving to become general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning.Chelios played...
, Dean KarnazesDean KarnazesDean Karnazes , is an American ultramarathon runner, and author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner, which details ultra endurance running for the general public...
, Alex KarrasAlex KarrasAlexander George "Alex" Karras , nicknamed "The Mad Duck", is a former football player, professional wrestler, and actor, best known for his stint with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1958–1962 and 1964-1970 and for his role as Mongo in the film Blazing Saddles...
, Alexi LalasAlexi LalasPanayotis Alexander Lalas is a retired American soccer player who played mostly as a defender for the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup...
, Dave Batista, Greg LouganisGreg LouganisGregory "Greg" Efthimios Louganis is an American Olympic diver and author.He received the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union in 1984 as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States....
, Nick MarkakisNick MarkakisNicholas William Markakis is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles. Of Greek and German descent , Markakis is known for his arm strength, stellar right field defense and smooth hitting....
, Kurt RambisKurt RambisDarrell Kurt Rambis is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.-Biography:...
, Garo YepremianGaro YepremianGarabed Sarkis "Garo" Yepremian is an Armenian-American former football placekicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a career that spanned from 1966 to 1981. -Career:Yepremian was born in Larnaca, Cyprus to...
, Tom PappasTom PappasTom Pappas is an American track & field decathlete.Pappas won the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships held outside Paris, France, and was rated number 1 in the world that year by Track & Field News. He is a four-time US champion and was the 1999 NCAA champion while attending the University...
and the legendary Jim Londos are of Greek descent.
Greek nationality
Any person who is ethnically GreekGreeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
born outside of Greece
Greek diaspora
The Greek diaspora, also known as Hellenic Diaspora or Diaspora of Hellenism, is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside the traditional Greek homelands, but more commonly in southeast Europe and Asia Minor...
may become a Greek citizen through naturalization
Naturalization
Naturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
, providing he/she can prove a parent or grandparent was born as a national of Greece. The Greek ancestor's birth certificate
Birth certificate
A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth...
and marriage certificate
Marriage certificate
In some jurisdictions a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony. This does include jurisdictions where marriage licenses do not exist...
are required, along with the applicant's birth certificate, and the birth certificates of all generation
Generation
Generation , also known as procreation in biological sciences, is the act of producing offspring....
s in between until the relation between the applicant and the person with Greek citizenship is proven.
Major Greek American organizations
There are hundreds of regional, religious and professional Greek American organizations. Some of the largest and most notable include:- The American Hellenic Educational Progressive AssociationAmerican Hellenic Educational Progressive AssociationThe American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association ' is a service organization founded on July 26, 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia. Its mission is to support Greek-American charities, causes, and communities. It works closely with the Greek Orthodox Church. Its ladies' auxiliary, the Daughters of...
is the largest community organization of Greek Americans. It was founded in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
in 1922 to counter the anti-Greek attacks by the Ku Klux KlanKu Klux KlanKu Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
during that time period. Its current membership exceeds 18,000. - The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaThe Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in New York City, is an eparchy of the Church of Constantinople. Its current primate is Archbishop Demetrios of America.-About the Archdiocese:...
is the religious organization most closely associated with the Greek American community. It was established in 1921, and is under the leadership of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarchate of ConstantinopleThe Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople , part of the wider Orthodox Church, is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches within the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
. The church operates the Greek Orthodox Youth of AmericaGreek Orthodox Youth of AmericaThe Greek Orthodox Youth of America, or GOYA, is a national youth program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, headquartered in Garrison, New York. Its main activities are fellowship, service, and social activities....
, the largest Orthodox Christian youth group in the United States. - The American Hellenic Institute, an advocacy groupAdvocacy groupAdvocacy groups use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy; they have played and continue to play an important part in the development of political and social systems...
for Greek Americans, and its lobbying arm, the American Hellenic Institute Public Affairs CommitteeAmerican Hellenic Institute Public Affairs CommitteeThe American Hellenic Institute Public Affairs Committee, or AHIPAC is an organization created by the American Hellenic Institute in 1975 to strengthen US-Greece and US-Cyprus relations, as well as relations within Hellenic-American community...
. - The Next Generation InitiativeThe Next Generation InitiativeThe Next Generation Initiative is an independent non-profit educational foundation focused on helping students gain real-world skills and experience that will advance their education, and serve them as future leaders in their communities and in the broader public arena.The Initiative works with...
, a foundation that works with prominent Greek American leaders and executives to offer educational opportunities such as internships and master classes through a network of more than 5,500 Greek American students and 2,500 professors on 200+ college campuses. - The Council of Hellenes Abroad is a Greek government sponsored umbrella organization for Greek immigrant organizations worldwide.
- The PAIDEIA-USA Organization is an organization promoting the preservation of Hellenic education and culture in the United States.
- The National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) is the independent network of the Hellenic Student Associations (HSAs) across the United States. By linking all the Greek, Greek-American and Cypriot students of the American educational institutions, the organization can promote ideas and projects and enrich the Hellenic spirit on campuses nationwide.
- Many topika somatea or clubs representing the local regional homeland of Greeks in America. Among the scores of such clubs, larger "umbrella" organizations include the Pan Macedonian Association, the Panepirotic Federation, the Pan Cretan Association, the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood, the Pan Pontian Federation of U.S.A-Canada, the Chios Societies of America & Canada, the Cyprus Federation of America, the Pan-Laconian Federation of the USA & Canada, the Pan-Messinian Federation of the USA & Canada, the Pan-Arcadian Federation of America and several associations of refugees from areas in the former Ottoman territories.
- The National Hellenic MuseumNational Hellenic MuseumThe National Hellenic Museum is located in Chicago’s Greektown on the corner of Halsted and Adams Streets. The National Hellenic Museum was the first institution in the United States dedicated to displaying and celebrating the cultural contributions of Greeks and Greek Americans...
See also
- List of Greek-Americans
- Greeks in Omaha, NebraskaGreeks in Omaha, NebraskaThe community of Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska has a history that extends back to the 1880s. After they originally moved to the city following work with the railroads, the community quickly grew and founded a substantial neighborhood in South Omaha that was colloquially referred to as "Greek Town." The...
- GreeksGreeksThe Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
- Greek diasporaGreek diasporaThe Greek diaspora, also known as Hellenic Diaspora or Diaspora of Hellenism, is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside the traditional Greek homelands, but more commonly in southeast Europe and Asia Minor...
- Diaspora politics in the United StatesDiaspora politics in the United StatesDiaspora politics in the United States is the study of the political behavior of transnational ethnic diasporas, their relationship with their ethnic homelands and their host states, as well as their prominent role in ethnic conflicts. This article describes case studies and theories of political...
- European AmericanEuropean AmericanA European American is a citizen or resident of the United States who has origins in any of the original peoples of Europe...
- Grecian EchoesGrecian EchoesGrecian Echoes is a variety show geared to the Greek American community of the Greater Boston area. The show includes both new and old music, community and social event announcements, and news from Greece...
- Greek CypriotsGreek CypriotsGreek Cypriots are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community at 77% of the population. Greek Cypriots are mostly members of the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity...
- Greek FestivalGreek festivalA Greek festival or Greek Fest is an annual celebration of Greek culture presented by many ethnic Greek American communities and organization in the United States and Canada, particularly Greek Orthodox churches. Typically, these events are intended for attendance by the general public. Attendees...
- GreektownGreektownGreektown is a colloquial English language term used to describe neighborhoods that consist primarily of Greek residents and Greek-themed organizations and businesses.- History :...
- Hyphenated AmericanHyphenated AmericanIn the United States, the term hyphenated American is an epithet commonly used from 1890 to 1920 to disparage Americans who were of foreign birth or origin, and who displayed an allegiance to a foreign country. It was most commonly used to disparage German Americans or Irish Americans who called...
- Greek CanadiansGreek CanadiansGreek Canadians are Canadian citizens of Greek origin, also known as Hellenic origin. According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.- Authors :...
- Greek British
- Greek Australians
- Greeks in New ZealandGreeks in New ZealandThere is a community of about 4,500 people of Greek descent in New Zealand.Greek New Zealanders have a heavy concentration in Wellington, and to a lesser extent Christchurch and Auckland...
External links
Embassy and ConsulatesCharitable organizations
- AHEPA home page - American Hellenic Educational Progressive AssociationAmerican Hellenic Educational Progressive AssociationThe American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association ' is a service organization founded on July 26, 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia. Its mission is to support Greek-American charities, causes, and communities. It works closely with the Greek Orthodox Church. Its ladies' auxiliary, the Daughters of...
- Greek America Foundation
- National Hellenic Society
- Onassis Foundation (USA)
- Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund
Libraries and museums
- National Hellenic Museum
- Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection at California State University, Sacramento
- Basil J. Vlavianos manuscript collection at California State University, Sacramento
Trade organizations
Affiliate trade organizations
- Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade
- Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association
- Hellenic-Argentine Chamber of Industry and Commerce (C.I.C.H.A.)
Websites
- Famous Greek-Americans - A comprehensive list of famous Greeks and Greek Americans.
Media