# Grigorian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grigorian/  
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) | 1,240 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,173 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 248,988 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (1,101 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Armenian Գրիգորյան (Grigoryan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grigorian 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) | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grigorian in Armenia, the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Italy.

## People named Grigorian

- Asmik Grigorian, Armenian-Lithuanian soprano singer
- Artur Grigorian, Armenian boxer
- Sabrina Grigorian, actress
- Artak Grigoryan, Armenian footballer
- Svetlana Grigoryan, Armenian actress (1930–2014)
- Karen Grigoryan, Armenian chess grandmaster
- Mher Grigoryan, Armenian lawyer, vice prime minister
- Manvel Grigoryan, Armenian politician
- David G. Grigoryan, Armenian footballer
- David Grigoryan, Armenian footballer
- Gevorg Grigoryan, Armenian artist (1897-1976)
- Avetik Grigoryan, Armenian chess player

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gregorio, Gregor, Grigoryan, Gregorich, Gregory, Gregoire, Grizzard, Gregerson, Grasser, Garciahernande, Grieser, Greger.

## 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.