# Berberian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/berberian/  
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) | 935 |
| US rank (2010) | 26,171 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 330,209 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (893 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Berberyan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Berberian 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Berberian in the United States, the Ottoman Empire, Lebanon and Armenia.

## People named Berberian

- Cathy Berberian, American mezzo-soprano and composer
- Schahan Berberian, Armenian musician and philosopher
- Vahe Berberian, Armenian actor and comedian
- Martin Berberyan, Armenian wrestler

## Similar surnames

Berberich, Berber, Barber, Barbour, Burford, Barbieri, Barbera, Barbara, Braverman, Burbridge, Broberg, Barbier.

## 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.