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

Avetisyan, 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 Avetisyan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Avetisyan in America

Avetisyan is the 29093rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Avetisyan surname appeared 815 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 Avetisyan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Avetisyan 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 Avetisyan

The surname AVETISYAN is of Armenian origin, originating from the Armenian name Avetis, which is derived from the Arabic name Auit. The name Auit is believed to have been derived from the Arabic word "awatid," meaning "strings" or "cords."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname AVETISYAN can be traced back to the 17th century in Armenia. During this period, Armenia was under Ottoman rule, and many Armenians adopted Turkish or Arabic-sounding names, which explains the Arabic influence on the name AVETISYAN.

In the 19th century, the AVETISYAN surname was well-established in various regions of Armenia, particularly in the provinces of Yerevan, Ararat, and Syunik. Some notable individuals with the AVETISYAN surname from this period include Mkrtich Avetisyan (1776-1853), a prominent Armenian writer and scholar, and Tovmas Avetisyan (1840-1915), a prominent Armenian teacher and public figure.

The AVETISYAN surname has also been documented in various historical records and manuscripts from the 18th and 19th centuries, including church records, tax records, and census data from the Armenian Apostolic Church.

During the 20th century, several notable figures with the AVETISYAN surname emerged, including Hrachya Avetisyan (1897-1982), an Armenian actor and theater director, and Suren Avetisyan (1930-2014), an Armenian physicist and academician.

Another notable individual with the AVETISYAN surname is Gurgen Avetisyan (born 1967), an Armenian politician and former Prime Minister of Armenia, who served from 2018 to 2021.

It is worth noting that the AVETISYAN surname is not exclusive to Armenia, as it has also been found among Armenian communities in various parts of the world, including Russia, Georgia, and the United States, due to the Armenian diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Avetisyan

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

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

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