How common is the surname Avetisyan?

815 people in the United States had the surname Avetisyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 378,829 Americans. It ranked 29,093rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Avetisyan?

Minas Avetisyan, Armenian artist (1928-1975), followed by Arsen Avetisyan.

Where is the surname Avetisyan most common?

Wikidata records people named Avetisyan in Armenia and the Soviet Union.

Is the surname Avetisyan getting more or less common?

More common. 438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 815 in 2010, up 86%.

What are other spellings of Avetisyan?

Avedisian, Avedissian, Avetisian and Avetissian.

The surname Avetisyan

An Armenian surname, carried by 815 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex A132

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Avetisyan is more common than 82.1% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

Borrowed from Armenian Ավետիսյան (Avetisyan).

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 815 people named Avetisyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 378,829 Americans. That is up 86% since 2000, when the Census counted 438.

#29,093

rank among US surnames

815

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+86.1%

change since 2000 (was #45,909)

Who is named Avetisyan

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

95% of people named Avetisyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Avetisyans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Minas Avetisyan
Armenian artist (1928-1975)
Arsen Avetisyan
Armenian footballer (born 1973)
Mardjan Avetisyan
Armenian actor, born 1982
Petros Avetisyan
Armenian football player, born 1996
Khachatur Avetisyan
Armenian composer (1926–1996)

Notable Avetisyans come mostly from Armenia (3) and the Soviet Union (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Avedisian
Avedissian
Avetisian
Avetissian

Avetisyan has the Soundex code A132, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A132.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Avetisyan come from?: Borrowed from Armenian Ավետիսյան (Avetisyan).
How common is the surname Avetisyan?: 815 people in the United States had the surname Avetisyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 378,829 Americans. It ranked 29,093rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Avetisyan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Avetisyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Avetisyan?: Minas Avetisyan, Armenian artist (1928-1975), followed by Arsen Avetisyan.
Where is the surname Avetisyan most common?: Wikidata records people named Avetisyan in Armenia and the Soviet Union.
Is the surname Avetisyan getting more or less common?: More common. 438 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 815 in 2010, up 86%.
What are other spellings of Avetisyan?: Avedisian, Avedissian, Avetisian and Avetissian.