Armenian Submitted Surnames

ABAJIAN     Armenian
The surname Abjian is a patronymic from Turkish abacι‎ ‘maker or seller of coarse woolen cloth or garments’, from aba ‘coarse woolen cloth’.

ABASYAN     Armenian
This is a last name. Abasyan's were Kings and Queens, having Kingdoms from the years 750-1280.

ABRAHAMIAN     Armenian
Variant transcription of Abrahamyan.

ABRAHAMYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Abraham".

ADAMIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Adamyan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

ADAMYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Adam".

AGASSI     Armenian, Persian, Italian
The surname Agassi most likely evolved from a nickname for someone resembling a mappie, perhaps jokingly referred to as chattering or nagging person. ... [more]

AJEMIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from Turkish acem meaning ‘Persian’, ‘foreigner’, from Arabic a’jam meaning ‘one who speaks Arabic incorrectly’.

ALEKSANYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Aleksan".

ALEXANIAN     Armenian
Variant transcription of Aleksanyan, meaning "son of Aleksan" in Armenian.

ANDONIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from the personal name Anton.

ANDRANIAN     Armenian

ARABIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from the ethnic term arab ‘Arab’.

ARAKELYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Arakel".

ASLANIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Aslanyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

ASLANYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Aslan".

AZARIAN     Armenian
Patronymic, apparently from Turkish Azar ‘March’, but more probably from a first name Azaria, from Hebrew ’Azariāh ‘God’s help’.

BABAIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Babayan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

BABAYAN     Armenian
Derived from Turkish baba meaning "father".

BALIAN     Armenian
Patronymic of uncertain origin, perhaps from Turkish bal ‘lord’, ‘master’, a word of Arabic origin.

BARTHEVIAN     Armenian (Anglicized, Rare)

BOGHOSIAN     Armenian
Means "son of BOGHOS".

BOYAJIAN     Armenian
patronymic from an occupational name for a painter, from Turkish boyaci 'painter'.

DADRIAN     Armenian

DANIELIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Danielyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

DANIELYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Daniel".

DAVIDIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from the personal name David.

DERIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from classical Armenian tēr meaning ‘lord’.

DONABEDIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from classical Armenian tōnapet meaning ‘head of a festival’.

GARABEDIAN     Armenian
Means "son of Garabed", an Armenian personal name meaning literally "leader, precursor" and traditionally used as an epithet of John the Baptist in the Armenian church.

GASPARIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Gasparyan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

GASPARYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Gaspar".

GHAZARIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant of Ghazaryan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

GHAZARYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Lazar".

GRIGORIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Grigoryan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

GRIGORYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Grigor". This is one of the most common surnames in Armenia.

HACHADORIAN     Armenian

HAKOBYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Hakob".

HARUTYUNYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Harutyun".

HAYRAPETYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Hayrapet".

HOVAKIMYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Hovakim".

HOVHANNISIAN     Armenian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Hovhannisyan.

HOVHANNISYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Hovhannes".

HOVSEPIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Hovsepyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

HOVSEPYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Hovsep".

KARAPETIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Karapetyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

KARAPETYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Karapet".

KARDASHIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Means "son of the stonemason" frm Armenian քարտաշ (kʿartaš) meaning "stonecutter, stonemason" combined with the suffix -յան (-yan) denoting descent. Notable bearers include the Armenian-American Kardashian family with Robert Kardashian (1944-2003), a former businessman and Kimberly "Kim" Kardashian (1980-), a television personality and socialite.... [more]

KARDASHYAN     Armenian
Variant transcription of Kardashian.

KARKAVANDIAN     Armenian, Iranian
Those belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'... [more]

KASHMANIAN     Armenian
this name is believed to be a version of the name of a city called kashman

KASPARIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant of Gasparyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

KHACHATRYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Khachatur".

KHACHATURYAN     Armenian
Variant transcription of Khachatryan.

MANUKIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Manukyan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

MANUKYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Manuk".

MARGARYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ (margarē) "prophet".

MARGOSIAN     Armenian
patronymic from the personal name Margos, Armenian form of Mark.

MARKARIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Margaryan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

MARKOSYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Markos".

MARTIROSYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Martiros".

MATEVOSYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Matevos".

MINASYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Minas".

MISAKIAN     Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.

MISSIRLIAN     Armenian

MKHITARYAN     Armenian
From Armenian Mxitʿar combined with -յան (-yan), a patronymic suffix. ... [more]

MKRTCHIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Mkrtchyan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

MKRTCHYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Mkrtich".

NAJARIAN     Armenian
Means "son of a carpenter" in Armeanian

NALBANDIAN     Armenian
From the word նալբանդ (nalband) meaning "one who makes horse shoes".

NEWCOMER     Armenian

ODJAKJIAN     Armenian

OHANIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from the personal name Ohannes, Armenian equivalent of John.

PETROSIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Petrosyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

POGHOSYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Poghos".

SAHAGIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Sahakyan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

SAHAKIAN     Armenian
Variant of Sahagian.

SAHAKYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Sahak".

SALTI     Greek, Armenian

SARAFIAN     Armenian
Patronymic from Arabic ̣saraf ‘money changer’, ‘banker’.

SARGIS     Armenian
From the given name Sargis.

SIMONIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Simonyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

SIMONYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Simon (1)".

STEPANIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Stepanyan used by Armenians living outside of Armenia.

STEPANYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Stepan".

TADEVOSYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Tadevos".

TAMASIAN     Armenian

TAVITIAN     Armenian
Tavitian is an Armenian surname that means "son of David," the equivalent of Davidson or Davidian. Notable people with this surname include the French game designer Bernard Tavitian, Romanian musician Harry Tavitian, and the fictional character from the television show "Grimm," Hans Tavitian.

TER-GRIGORYAN     Armenian
The surname Grigoryan derives from the name Grigor, which is Armenian pronunciation of the name Gregory (it derives from Greek word, γρηγορος, and means 'watchful', 'alert'). Adding to the name the prefix Ter- is the way people call the priests in Armenia (in English often the word "Father" is used instead)... [more]

VARDANIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Vardanyan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

VARTANYAN     Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.

YEGHIAZARYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Yeghiazar".

YESAYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Yesay", the Armenian form of Isaiah.

ZAKARIAN     Armenian (Expatriate)
Variant transcription of Zakaryan used by Armenians living outside Armenia.

ZAKARYAN     Armenian
Means "son of Zakar".