The Lemos family is a prominent Greek ship owning family which has been involved in shipping since the 18th century.
During this period Turkish soldiers had violated many local villages and as a response members from the Lemaki family assassinated all of the Turkish troops stationed there.
They emigrated to Chios and changed their names to Lemos during the journey to avoid detection.
Having moved from Kardamyli and Langada in the Mani region they then named the areas in Chios "Kardamila" and "Lagada".
Reference found but needs to be inserted about the origins of the Lemos family is all from the book "Diplomatic archive of Chios" by Philip Argentini.