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

Minasian, 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 Minasian surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Minasian in America

Minasian is the 24736th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Minasian surname appeared 1,008 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 Minasian.

We can also compare 2010 data for Minasian 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 Minasian

The surname MINASIAN is of Armenian origin, tracing its roots back to the ancient region of Armenia, which today spans parts of modern-day Turkey, Iran, and the Republic of Armenia. This name is derived from the Armenian word "Minas," which means "monk" or "clergyman."

During the medieval period, many Armenians adopted surnames derived from occupations or ecclesiastical titles. The widespread adoption of hereditary surnames in Armenia occurred relatively late, often not until the 17th or 18th centuries, when Armenian communities were scattered throughout the Ottoman Empire and Persia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MINASIAN surname can be found in a 16th-century manuscript from the Vaspurakan region of historical Armenia. This document mentions a cleric named Minas Minasian, suggesting that the surname was already in use by that time.

The MINASIAN name has also been associated with several notable figures throughout history. In the 18th century, Hakob Minasian was a prominent Armenian poet and writer who lived in the city of Isfahan, then part of Persia. He is best known for his poetic works that celebrated Armenian culture and identity.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Petros Minasian, an Armenian revolutionary and military leader who played a crucial role in the defense of the Armenian community during the Hamidian massacres of the late 19th century. He was born in the village of Mush in 1857 and died in 1897.

In the 20th century, Harut'yun Minasian was a distinguished Armenian painter and artist who made significant contributions to the development of modern Armenian art. He was born in 1902 in the city of Kars (now part of Turkey) and died in 1966 in Yerevan, the capital of Soviet Armenia.

Another notable figure is Ashot Minasian, a prominent Armenian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. He was born in 1950 in Yerevan and played a crucial role in shaping Armenia's foreign policy during the post-Soviet era.

The MINASIAN surname can also be found in various place names and older spellings across the historical Armenian regions. For example, the village of Minasyan, located in the Ararat Province of modern-day Armenia, likely derived its name from the presence of individuals bearing this surname in the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Minasian

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

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

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