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

Adamyan, 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 Adamyan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adamyan in America

Adamyan is the 73911th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adamyan surname appeared 262 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 Adamyan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adamyan 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 Adamyan

The surname Adamyan is of Armenian origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is believed to have originated from the biblical name Adam, which means "son of the earth" or "man" in Hebrew. The suffix "-yan" is a common Armenian patronymic ending, indicating that the name originally referred to a son or descendant of someone named Adam.

Adamyan was a prominent surname among Armenian families living in various regions of historical Armenia, including the areas now part of eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, and the Republic of Armenia itself. The earliest known record of the name appears in a 16th-century Armenian manuscript, where a person named Hovhannes Adamyan is mentioned as a scribe.

In the 17th century, the Adamyan family played a significant role in the cultural and intellectual life of the Armenian community in the city of Tsakhkadzor, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. Mkhitar Adamyan (1620-1688), a renowned scholar and theologian, was the author of several influential works on Armenian history and literature.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Adamyan surname became increasingly common among Armenians living in various parts of the Russian Empire, particularly in the regions of Georgia, Crimea, and the Caucasus. Harutyun Adamyan (1781-1853), a poet and writer, was born in the city of Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia) and is considered one of the pioneers of modern Armenian literature.

One of the most notable figures with the surname Adamyan was Hovhannes Adamyan (1879-1932), a prominent Armenian politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia from 1918 to 1919. He played a crucial role in the establishment of the independent Armenian state after the collapse of the Russian Empire.

Another significant figure was Sahak Adamyan (1908-1975), an Armenian painter and illustrator who is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century in the Armenian diaspora. His works, which often depicted scenes from Armenian folklore and mythology, are celebrated for their vibrant colors and symbolic imagery.

The surname Adamyan has also been associated with several notable individuals in the fields of science and academia, such as Suren Adamyan (1923-2003), a renowned mathematician and academician who made significant contributions to the theory of probability and mathematical statistics, and Hrachik Adamyan (1939-2020), a physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adamyan

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

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 Adamyan 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 Adamyan 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 Adamyan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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