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

Arians, 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 Arians surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arians in America

Arians is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arians surname appeared 118 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 Arians.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arians 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 Arians

The surname Arians traces its origins to the ancient Armenian region, where it was derived from the word "Aryan," referring to a group of Indo-European peoples who settled in various parts of Eurasia. The name is believed to have emerged around the 6th century BCE, during the height of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, which ruled over Armenia and neighboring territories.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Arians name can be found in the Behistun Inscription, a monumental rock relief commissioned by the Persian king Darius the Great in the 5th century BCE. This inscription, carved into a cliff face in present-day Iran, mentions several Armenian nobles bearing variations of the Arians name.

During the Middle Ages, the Arians name gained prominence in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, a state established by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk Turkish invasions. Notable figures from this period include Hethum Arians, a 13th-century Armenian historian and scholar, and Sempad Arians, a 14th-century nobleman and military commander.

As the Armenian diaspora spread across Europe and the Middle East, the Arians name traveled along with it. In the 17th century, a branch of the family settled in the Venetian Republic, where they became prominent merchants and traders. One member, Minas Arians (1608-1673), was a renowned composer and musician, renowned for his contributions to the development of Armenian liturgical music.

In the 19th century, Arians immigrants began arriving in the United States, bringing their surname with them. One notable figure from this era was Arshag Arians (1842-1901), a writer and activist who played a pivotal role in the Armenian national liberation movement against Ottoman rule.

Another prominent individual with the Arians surname was Mikael Arians (1874-1935), a Russian-Armenian writer and playwright whose works explored themes of identity, cultural preservation, and the Armenian experience in the diaspora.

Throughout its long history, the Arians name has been associated with various place names and geographical locations, including the city of Arian in present-day Turkey, which was once a center of Armenian culture and trade. The name has also been recorded in historical documents from various regions, including the Armenian Highland, the Caucasus, and parts of Europe and the Middle East, reflecting the far-reaching diaspora of the Armenian people.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arians

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

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

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