Armenian Submitted Surnames

Armenian names are used in the country of Armenia in western Asia, as well as in Armenian diaspora communities throughout the world.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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]
Tevanyan Թևանյան Armenian
Tjeknavorian Ճգնավորյան Armenian
Derived from Armenian ճգնավոր (čgnavor) "hermit, anchorite, ascetic". The famous bearer of the name is Iranian Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian (1937-).
Tovmasian Թովմասյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).
Tovmassian Թովմասյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).
Tovmasyan Թովմասյան Armenian
Means "son of Tovmas".
Tumasyan թումասյան Armenian
Means "Son of Thomas" in Armenian. It is the Armenian equivalent to Thompson
Vardanian Վարդանյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Vardanyan.
Vartanyan Վարդանյան Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.
Vratsian Վրածիան Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Yeganyan Եգանյան Armenian
Yeghiazaryan Եղիազարյան Armenian
Means "son of Yeghiazar".
Yesayan Եսայան Armenian
Means "son of Yesay".
Zakarian Զաքարյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Zakaryan.
Zakaryan Զաքարյան Armenian
Means "son of Zakar".
Zakharian Armenian (Ukrainianized), Russian (Ukrainianized), Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of the Armenian & Russian surname Zakharyan.
Zakharyan Զախարյանը Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Zhamkochian Ժամկոչյան Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Zhamkochyan Ժամկոչյան Armenian
Means "son of the bell ringer" from Armenian ժամկոչ (zhamkoch) meaning "beadle, sexton, bell ringer".
Zilčyan Զիլճյան Armenian
Means "cymbal-maker" in Armenian, from Ottoman Turkish زلجی (zilci) "cymbal-maker" with a surname forming suffix.
Zildjian Armenian (Anglicized)
English form of Armenian Զիլճյան (see Zilčyan). The famous bearer of this name was Avedis Zildjian, founder of the oldest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world, the Avedis Zildjian Company.
Zulalyan Զուլալյան Armenian