Find out how popular the last name Abrahamyan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abrahamyan.

Abrahamyan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abrahamyan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abrahamyan in America

Abrahamyan is the 70833rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abrahamyan surname appeared 276 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abrahamyan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abrahamyan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abrahamyan

The surname Abrahamyan is of Armenian origin and can be traced back to the early medieval period in the Armenian Highland region. It is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Abraham, which in turn comes from the biblical patriarch of the same name.

The earliest known instances of the name Abrahamyan can be found in Armenian manuscripts and chronicles from the 10th and 11th centuries. These records often refer to prominent individuals, such as clergymen, scholars, and nobles, who bore this surname.

One of the earliest known Abrahamyans was Grigor Abrahamyan, a renowned Armenian scholar and theologian who lived in the late 11th century. He was known for his contributions to the study of Armenian literature and for his translations of various works from Greek and Syriac into Armenian.

In the 13th century, the name Abrahamyan appears in a legal document from the region of Vaspurakan, which was part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The document mentions a certain Smbat Abrahamyan, who was involved in a land dispute.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several members of the Abrahamyan family were prominent figures in the Armenian Church. One notable example is Khachatur Abrahamyan, who served as the Catholicos (head) of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1633 to 1638.

Another notable Abrahamyan was Hovhannes Abrahamyan, an Armenian writer and poet who lived in the late 18th century. He is best known for his epic poem "The Massacre of the Armenians in Balu," which recounts the atrocities committed against Armenians during the Persian invasion of Balu in 1604.

In the 19th century, the Abrahamyan surname was also found among Armenian intellectuals and activists. One such figure was Khachatur Abrahamyan, a prominent writer and educator who played a significant role in the Armenian National Liberation Movement against Ottoman rule.

As the Armenian diaspora spread across the world, the Abrahamyan surname has become more widespread, with individuals bearing this name found in various countries, including Russia, Iran, France, and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abrahamyan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abrahamyan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abrahamyan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abrahamyan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abrahamyan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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