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

Armen, 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 Armen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Armen in America

Armen is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Armen surname appeared 230 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 Armen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Armen 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 Armen

The surname Armen has its origins in Armenia, a country located in the Caucasus region between Europe and Asia. The name itself is derived from the Armenian word "armen," which means "Armenian" or "of Armenian descent."

Armen is a surname that dates back to the early medieval period, around the 5th or 6th century AD, when Armenia was a powerful kingdom in the region. It is believed to have emerged as a way to identify individuals as being of Armenian ethnicity or heritage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Armen can be found in the Armenian Chronicle, a historical document compiled in the 7th century AD. The Chronicle mentions several individuals with the surname Armen who held prominent positions within the Armenian church and government.

During the Middle Ages, the Armen surname was particularly prevalent among Armenian nobles and aristocratic families. Some notable examples include Vardan Armen, a renowned military commander who led Armenian forces against the invading Sassanid Persians in the 5th century AD, and Grigor Armen, a renowned scholar and theologian who lived in the 12th century AD.

As the Armenian diaspora spread across the world, the surname Armen traveled with them. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Armenian communities established themselves in various parts of Europe, including Poland, Russia, and the Netherlands. Some prominent Armens from this period include Khachatur Armen, a merchant and philanthropist who lived in Amsterdam in the 17th century, and Hovhannes Armen, a diplomat and translator who worked for the Russian Empire in the 18th century.

In more recent history, the Armen surname has been carried by several notable individuals, such as Hovhannes Armen Tumanyan (1869-1923), a renowned Armenian writer and poet, and Armen Alchian (1914-2013), an influential Armenian-American economist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Other notable Armens include Armen Gillian (1900-1977), an Armenian-American artist and illustrator known for his works depicting the American West, and Armen Kezerkian (1929-2019), a prominent Armenian architect and urban planner who designed several landmark buildings in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Armen

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

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

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