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    The surname Arakelian

    An Armenian surname, carried by 1,291 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex A624

    Arakelian: #20,541 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Arakelian #20,541, 1,291 people Arakelian: #20,541 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Arakelian #20,541, 1,291 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arakelian is more common than 87.3% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    Variant of Arakelyan.

    One of 47 Armenian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,291 people named Arakelian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 239,152 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,142.

    #20,541
    rank among US surnames
    1,291
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13%
    change since 2000 (was #21,369)

    Who is named Arakelian

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Arakelian identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Arakelian come from?
    Variant of Arakelyan.
    How common is the surname Arakelian?
    1,291 people in the United States had the surname Arakelian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 239,152 Americans. It ranked 20,541st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Arakelian?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Arakelian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Arakelian getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,142 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,291 in 2010, up 13%.