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

Aharonian, 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 Aharonian surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aharonian in America

Aharonian is the 99845th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aharonian surname appeared 181 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 Aharonian.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aharonian 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 Aharonian

The surname Aharonian has its origins in Armenia, where it first appeared in the early 16th century. It is derived from the Armenian word "ahar," meaning "smith" or "blacksmith," and the suffix "-ian," which denotes a patronymic or family name.

The name likely originated in the historical region of Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, where metalworking and blacksmithing were prevalent occupations. Some of the earliest records of the Aharonian name can be found in Armenian church registries and census records from this region.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Aharonian was Harutyun Aharonian, a master blacksmith who lived in the village of Shushi, Artsakh, in the late 16th century. His descendants continued the metalworking tradition, and the name became firmly established in the area.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Aharonian family expanded beyond Artsakh, with members settling in various parts of Eastern Armenia and the surrounding regions. Prominent individuals from this period include Hovhannes Aharonian, a respected scholar and educator who lived in the city of Yerevan in the late 18th century.

As the Armenian diaspora grew in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Aharonian name spread to communities around the world. One notable figure was Avetis Aharonian, a prominent writer and poet who was born in Shushi in 1866 and later settled in Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia), where he played a significant role in the Armenian literary renaissance.

Another influential Aharonian was Hovhannes Aharonian, a revolutionary and political activist who was born in Shushi in 1870. He played a crucial role in the Armenian national liberation movement and was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun).

In more recent history, Raffi Aharonian, born in 1934 in Aleppo, Syria, was a renowned Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded the technology company Syncsort Incorporated and was a major benefactor of educational and cultural initiatives in Armenia and the United States.

While the Aharonian name has its roots in Armenia, it has since been carried by individuals of Armenian descent across the globe, reflecting the rich history and diaspora of the Armenian people.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aharonian

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

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

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