Embiricos family name: It all began with a wig

ANDROS: During the Turkish occupation of Greece, surnames seem to have

been a fairly flexible institution, often being adopted from nicknames

or indicating some characteristic of the person.

So when looking back at the family tree of the huge Embiricos clan, it

comes as no real surprise to discover their name was not originally

Embiricos.

A history of the Embiricos family, published in 1983 by a member of one

of the branches, Augustus N Embiricos, digs deep at the roots of this

family tree and offers a fascinating peek at the past.

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