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    The surname Grigoryan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 1,937 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G626

    Grigoryan: #15,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Grigoryan #15,210, 1,937 people Grigoryan: #15,210 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Grigoryan #15,210, 1,937 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grigoryan is more common than 90.6% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    From Armenian Գրիգորյան (Grigoryan).

    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 1,937 people named Grigoryan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. That is up 100% since 2000, when the Census counted 969.

    #15,210
    rank among US surnames
    1,937
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +99.9%
    change since 2000 (was #24,243)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,201Munk1,938159,311
    #15,210Schnur1,937159,394
    #15,217Nathanson1,936159,476

    Who is named Grigoryan

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

    96% of people named Grigoryan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 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 Grigoryans

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Narek Grigoryan
      Armenian footballer (born 2001)
    • Stella Grigoryan
      Armenian sculptor, painter, born 1989
    • Serob Grigoryan
      Armenian-Russian association football player, born 1995

    Notable Grigoryans come mostly from Armenia (2) and Russia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Grigoryan

    Grigoryan has the Soundex code G626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G626.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Grigoryan come from?
    From Armenian Գրիգորյան (Grigoryan).
    How common is the surname Grigoryan?
    1,937 people in the United States had the surname Grigoryan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. It ranked 15,210th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Grigoryan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grigoryan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Grigoryan?
    Narek Grigoryan, Armenian footballer (born 2001), followed by Stella Grigoryan.
    Where is the surname Grigoryan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Grigoryan in Armenia and Russia.
    Is the surname Grigoryan getting more or less common?
    More common. 969 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,937 in 2010, up 100%.