Behind the Name: Armenian Surnames

AVAGYANԱվագյանArmenian
Means "son of AVAG".

AVAKIANԱվագյանArmenian
Variant transcription of AVAGYAN.

BAGHDASARYANԲաղդասարյանArmenian
Means "son of BAGHDASAR".

BAGHDASSARIANԲաղդասարյանArmenian
Variant transcription of BAGHDASARYAN.

BARSAMIANՊարսամեանArmenian
Variant transcription of PARSAMYAN.

BEDROSIANՊետրոսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of PETROSYAN.

DARBINIANԴարբինյանArmenian
Variant transcription of DARBINYAN.

DARBINYANԴարբինյանArmenian
From Armenian դարբին (darbin) meaning "blacksmith".

DAVIDYANԴավթյանArmenian
Variant transcription of DAVTYAN.

DAVTYANԴավթյանArmenian
Means "son of DAVIT".

GEVORGIANԳեւորգյանArmenian
Variant transcription of GEVORGYAN.

GEVORGYANԳեւորգյանArmenian
Means "son of GEVORG".

HAGOPIANՀակոբյանArmenian
Variant transcription of HAKOBYAN.

HAKOBYANՀակոբյանArmenian
Means "son of HAKOB" in Armenian.

HOVANESIANՀովհաննիսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of HOVHANNISYAN.

HOVHANNISYANՀովհաննիսյանArmenian
Means "son of HOVHANNES" in Armenian.

KASABIANArmenian
Means "butcher" in Armenian.

KEVORKIANԳեւորգյանArmenian
Variant transcription of GEVORGYAN.

KHACHATURIANԽաչատրյանArmenian
Variant transcription of KHACHATURYAN.

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

MATEVOSIANArmenian
Means "son of MATTHEW".

MOOSHIANArmenian
Variant of MOUSHIAN.

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

NAZARETIANՆազարեթյանArmenian
Variant transcription of NAZARETYAN.

NAZARETYANՆազարեթյանArmenian
Means "son of NAZARET".

NAZARIANՆազարյանArmenian
Variant transcription of NAZARYAN.

NAZARYANՆազարյանArmenian
Means "son of NAZAR".

PANOSSIANՓանոսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of PANOSYAN.

PANOSYANՓանոսյանArmenian
Means "son of PANOS".

PARSAMYANՊարսամեանArmenian
Means "son of Barsauma", an Assyrian name meaning "fasting".

PETROSYANՊետրոսյանArmenian
Means "son of PETROS" in Armenian.

SARGSYANՍարգսյանArmenian
Means "son of SARGIS" in Armenian.

SARKISIANՍարգսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of SARGSYAN.

SARKISSIANՍարգսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of SARGSYAN.

SARKISYANՍարգսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of SARGSYAN.

TARPINIANԴարբինյանArmenian
Variant transcription of DARBINYAN.

TOROSIANԹորոսյանArmenian
Variant transcription of TOROSYAN.

TOROSYANԹորոսյանArmenian
Means "son of TOROS" in Armenian.

VARDANYANՎարդանյանArmenian
Means "son of VARDAN".

VARTANIANՎարդանյանArmenian
Variant transcription of VARDANYAN.

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