# Abrahamyan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/abrahamyan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Armenian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Armenian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 276 |
| US rank (2010) | 70,833 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,118,643 people |
| Change since 2000 | +165% (104 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Abrahamian, Aprahamian |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Աբրահամյան (Abrahamyan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Abrahamyan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 98% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Abrahamyan in the Soviet Union, the United States and Armenia.

## People named Abrahamyan

- Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenian politician
- Tatev Abrahamyan, Armenian-born American chess player
- Khoren Abrahamyan, Armenian actor (1930–2004)
- Medea Abrahamyan, Armenian cellist
- Harutyun Abrahamyan, Armenian footballer

## Similar surnames

Abraham, Abrams, Abram, Abramson, Abrahamson, Abrahams, Abramov, Abramo, Abernathy, Abernethy, Abramowitz, Abron.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.