Armenian Surnames - Behind the Name

AVAGYAN Ավագյան Armenian
Means "son of AVAG".

AVAKIAN Ավագյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ավագյան (see AVAGYAN).

BAGHDASARYAN Բաղդասարյան Armenian
Means "son of BAGHDASAR".

BAGHDASSARIAN Բաղդասարյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see BAGHDASARYAN).

BARSAMIAN Պարսամյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see PARSAMYAN).

BEDROSIAN Պետրոսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see PETROSYAN).

DARBINIAN Դարբինյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դարբինյան (see DARBINYAN).

DARBINYAN Դարբինյան Armenian
From Armenian դարբին (darbin) meaning "blacksmith".

DAVIDYAN Դավթյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see DAVTYAN).

DAVTYAN Դավթյան Armenian
Means "son of DAVIT".

GEVORGIAN Գեւորգյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see GEVORGYAN).

GEVORGYAN Գեւորգյան Armenian
Means "son of GEVORG".

GHASABYAN Ղասաբյան Armenian
From Armenian ղասաբ (ghasab) meaning "butcher", of Arabic origin.

HAGOPIAN Հակոբյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see HAKOBYAN).

HAKOBYAN Հակոբյան Armenian
Means "son of HAKOB" in Armenian.

HOVANESIAN Հովհաննիսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see HOVHANNISYAN).

HOVHANNISYAN Հովհաննիսյան Armenian
Means "son of HOVHANNES" in Armenian.

KASABIAN Ղասաբյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղասաբյան (see GHASABYAN).

KEVORKIAN Գեւորգյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see GEVORGYAN).

KHACHATURIAN Խաչատրյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see KHACHATURYAN).

KHACHATURYAN Խաչատրյան Armenian
Means "son of KHACHATUR" in Armenian. A famous bearer was the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan or Khachaturian (1903-1978).

MATEVOSIAN Armenian
Means "son of MATTHEW".

MOOSHIAN Armenian
Variant of MOUSHIAN.

MOUSHIAN Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Armenian town of Moush.

NAZARETIAN Նազարեթյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարեթյան (see NAZARETYAN).

NAZARETYAN Նազարեթյան Armenian
Means "son of NAZARET".

NAZARIAN Նազարյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարյան (see NAZARYAN).

NAZARYAN Նազարյան Armenian
Means "son of NAZAR".

PANOSSIAN Փանոսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փանոսյան (see PANOSYAN).

PANOSYAN Փանոսյան Armenian
Means "son of PANOS".

PARSAMYAN Պարսամյան Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".

PETROSYAN Պետրոսյան Armenian
Means "son of PETROS" in Armenian.

SARGSYAN Սարգսյան Armenian
Means "son of SARGIS" in Armenian.

SARKISIAN Սարգսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see SARGSYAN).

SARKISSIAN Սարգսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see SARGSYAN).

SARKISYAN Սարգսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see SARGSYAN).

TARPINIAN Դարբինյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դարբինյան (see DARBINYAN).

TOROSIAN Թորոսյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թորոսյան (see TOROSYAN).

TOROSYAN Թորոսյան Armenian
Means "son of TOROS" in Armenian.

VARDANYAN Վարդանյան Armenian
Means "son of VARDAN".

VARTANIAN Վարդանյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see VARDANYAN).

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