In the Byzantine period the family of Vranas became notable from the 11th century till the end of the Empire.
[1] Notable people in history with this surname include the following:[2] The name is also common in modern Greece.
Notable contemporary persons bearing this surname include: In the village of Pappados, Lesvos, there is the Museum - Olive Press Vranas, established in 1887 by Vranas Nikolaou, which has been bought over by the "Archipelagos" company, restored and it currently operates as a museum of olive oil processing.
[10] There are many derivatives of the name produced by various prefixes and suffixes, such as Vranakis, Vranopoulos, Papavranas etc.
Notable Greek persons with derivatives of the name Vranas are: There are four theories about the etymology of this word and, most probably, the surname is a blend of more than one of them.