Whats the meaning of the Greek last name Kiritsis??

Question

Also Mastoris, does anyone what they mean and where in Greece they come from ??? thanksss :)

Answer 1

One Kyritsis family that I know of, has as origin some part of Albanian Vorios Ipiros,  as far as  5 generations back.

Then it was still under the Ottoman Occupation. They moved to Constantino pole for better conditions of living, where 3 generations later had to fled from, during the incidents of the 60's. Ever-since they live in Athens.

One other Kyritsis family is known to be of the Venetian "libro d'oro". They owned land In Corfu and to be "titled" they must have offered some services to the Venetian Government .

The name Mastoris, in a search I made on the telephone book of North Eastern  Greece, is limited to only 2 families.

One in Corfu and one in Agrinion, which is possible to be related.

On the other hand the name Mastoras is quite spread on the region and again most likely their origin must be Vorios Ipiros.One large segment is found in the Diapontia Islands, mostly in Othonoi. The proximity of the islands to the Albanian coast could answer to the assumption that they must have moved there some time in the past for better conditions. Just as they did during the last century by moving to the USA for better living conditions.

Answer 2

Kyritsis meaning:

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Greek-2004/gr...

Searching for the name in Greek, Κυρίτσης, I got numerious hits:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%CE...

Mastoris sounds like its a Creten origin last name. The few Mastoris that I know are from Crete.