How common is the surname Berberian?

935 people in the United States had the surname Berberian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 330,209 Americans. It ranked 26,171st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Berberian?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berberian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Berberian?

Cathy Berberian, American mezzo-soprano and composer, followed by Schahan Berberian.

Where is the surname Berberian most common?

Wikidata records people named Berberian in the United States, the Ottoman Empire and Lebanon and 1 other country.

Is the surname Berberian getting more or less common?

More common. 893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 935 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Berberian

An Armenian surname, carried by 935 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex B616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berberian is more common than 83.9% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

Variant of Berberyan.

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 935 people named Berberian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 330,209 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 893.

#26,171

rank among US surnames

935

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #25,865)

Who is named Berberian

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

95% of people named Berberian identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berberians

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cathy Berberian
American mezzo-soprano and composer, 1925–1983
Schahan Berberian
Armenian musician and philosopher, 1891–1956
Vahe Berberian
Armenian actor and comedian, born 1955
Martin Berberyan
Armenian wrestler, born 1980

Notable Berberians come mostly from the United States (1), the Ottoman Empire (1) and Lebanon (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berberian

Berberian has the Soundex code B616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B616.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Berberian come from?: Variant of Berberyan.
How common is the surname Berberian?: 935 people in the United States had the surname Berberian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 330,209 Americans. It ranked 26,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berberian?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berberian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Berberian?: Cathy Berberian, American mezzo-soprano and composer, followed by Schahan Berberian.
Where is the surname Berberian most common?: Wikidata records people named Berberian in the United States, the Ottoman Empire and Lebanon and 1 other country.
Is the surname Berberian getting more or less common?: More common. 893 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 935 in 2010, up 4.7%.