Oikonomou
family name (Οικονόμου)

Oikonomou (Greek: Οικονόμου), also transliterated as Ikonomou and Economou, is a Greek surname, deriving from the word oikonomos, "housekeeper, steward". It can refer to:
Aikaterini Oikonomou, birth name of Ketty Diridaoua, Greek actress
Antonis Oikonomou (1785–1821), naval captain in the Greek War of Independence
Constantin von Economo (1876–1931), Austrian neurologist
Demetris Economou (born 1992), Cypriot association football player
Dimitrios Oikonomou (1883–1957), Greek admiral
Eleftherios N. Economou (born 1940), Greek Professor of Physics, father of Sophia
Eleftherios Oikonomou (born 1956), Greek Chief of Police
Evangelos Ikonomou (born 1987), Greek association football player
George Economou (poet) (1934–2019), American poet
George Economou (Shipbuilder) (born 1953), Greek billionaire shipowner
George A. Economou, Sr. (1923–2003), optical systems expert
Ioannis Ikonomou.
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