Sakellaropoulos () is a

Greek surname In the modern world, Greek names are the personal names among people of Greek language and culture, generally consisting of a given name and a family name. History Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, ...

. The feminine form is Sakellaropoulou (Σακελλαροπούλου) deriving from the Byzantine office of ''

sakellarios A ''sakellarios'' () or ''sacellarius'' is the title of an official entrusted with administrative and financial duties (cf. ''sakellē'' or ''sakellion'', "purse, treasury") in a government or institution. The title was used in the Byzantine Empi ...

'' with the

patronymic suffix A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

''-opoulos'', literally meaning "descendant of sakellarios". Notable people with the surname include: *

Katerina Sakellaropoulou Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou ( ; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek retired judge who served as the president of Greece from 2020 to 2025. She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Prior to her electi ...

(born 1956), Greek judge and President of Greece * (born 1888) a Greek track and field champion marathon runner * ( 1884 - 1970 ), Greek diplomat * (1882 - 1958), Greek military officer and politician. * Theodoros Sakellaropoulos (1923–1997), Greek chess master

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