Katechis or Katehis (Greek: Κατέχης) is a Greek surname. The feminine form is Katechi or Katehi. It comes from the Greek noun katecho (κατέχω, "to own"). The surname's origin is Chorio, a settlement on Othonoi island in the Ionian Sea, Greece. It is also a common surname on Ereikoussa and Mathraki, two of the Diapontian Islands. Notable people with the surname include:

• Linda Katehi (born 1954), Greek-American engineer, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
• Dale Katechis, owner of the Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado
• Anastasios Katechis, assistant professor in University of Athens^[1]
• John Katechis (born 1992), murderer in 2009 of George Weber
• Spyros Katechis, Greek-Egyptian military leader and spy during WWII^[2]
• James C. Katechis, Senior Executive Service (United States)^[3]
• Christos Katechis, key partner in telecommunications matters in NASA mission Apollo 11.^[4]

• Othoni Island (in Greek)

Surname list

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