Caucasian Surnames

These names are used by the various ethnic groups of the Caucasus, a region between Europe and Asia.
usage
Abbasov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Abbas".
Aliev Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Chechen, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ali 1". This is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.
Əliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Əli".
Aliyev Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əliyev.
Avagyan Armenian
Means "son of Avag".
Avakian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ավագյան (see Avagyan).
Baghdassarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see Baghdasaryan).
Barsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).
Bedrosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan).
Beridze Georgian
Means "son of the monk", from Georgian ბერი (beri) meaning "monk".
Bolkvadze Georgian
From Georgian ბოლქვი (bolkvi) meaning "tuber, bulb".
Darbinian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դարբինյան (see Darbinyan).
Darbinyan Armenian
From Armenian դարբին (darbin) meaning "blacksmith".
Davidyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan).
Davtyan Armenian
Means "son of Davit".
Gelashvili Georgian
Means "son of Gela".
Gevorgian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).
Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".
Ghasabyan Armenian
From Armenian ղասաբ (ghasab) meaning "butcher", of Arabic origin.
Giorgadze Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".
Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.
Guliyev Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Quliyev.
Hagopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Hakobyan Armenian
Means "son of Hakob" in Armenian.
Harutyunyan Armenian
Means "son of Harutyun" in Armenian.
Hovanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Hovhannisyan Armenian
Means "son of Hovhannes" in Armenian.
Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.
Kapanadze Georgian
Means "son of the one from Kapan", originally denoting someone who came from the city of Kapan in present-day Armenia (from Armenian կապել (kapel) meaning "to tie, to fasten").
Kərimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".
Karimov Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.
Kasabian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see Ghasabyan).
Kevorkian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).
Khachaturian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see Khachaturyan).
Khachaturyan Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).
Krikorian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գրիգորյան (see Grigoryan).
Lomidze Georgian
Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".
Maisuradze Georgian
From Georgian მაისურა (maisura) meaning "shirt", an occupational name for one who made or sold them.
Matevosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մաթեւոսյան (see Matevosyan).
Matevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Matevos".
Mooshian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մուշյան (see Mushyan).
Mushyan Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Armenian town of Mushi.
Nazaretian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարեթյան (see Nazaretyan).
Nazaretyan Armenian
Means "son of Nazaret".
Nazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարյան (see Nazaryan).
Nazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Nazar".
Ömərov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Ömər".
Panossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փանոսյան (see Panosyan).
Panosyan Armenian
Means "son of Panos".
Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".
Petrosyan Armenian
Means "son of Petros" in Armenian.
Quliyev Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".
Qurbanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qurban".
Sadıqov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Sadıq".
Sargsyan Armenian
Means "son of Sargis" in Armenian.
Sarkisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).
Sarkissian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).
Sarkisyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).
Tarpinian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դարբինյան (see Darbinyan).
Torosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see Torosyan).
Torosyan Armenian
Means "son of Toros" in Armenian.
Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".
Vartanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan).