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    The surname Hakobyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 786 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H215

    Hakobyan: #29,878 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hakobyan #29,878, 786 people Hakobyan: #29,878 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hakobyan #29,878, 786 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hakobyan is more common than 81.6% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    From Armenian Հակոբյան (Hakobyan).

    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 786 people named Hakobyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 392,806 Americans. That is up 394% since 2000, when the Census counted 159.

    #29,878
    rank among US surnames
    786
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +394.3%
    change since 2000 (was #104,257)

    Who is named Hakobyan

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

    97% of people named Hakobyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hakobyans

    15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Andranik Hakobyan
      Armenian boxer, born 1981
    • Hakob Hakobyan
      Armenian poet (1866-1937)
    • Anna Hakobyan
      Armenian journalist, born 1978
    • Hakob Hakobyan
      Armenian artist (1923-2013)
    • Ara Hakobyan
      Armenian association football player, born 1980
    • Aram Hakobyan
      Armenian footballer, born 1979
    • Harutyun Hakobyan
      Armenian illusionist and actor (1918-2005)
    • Hranush Hakobyan
      Armenian politician, born 1954
    • Felix Hakobyan
      Armenian footballer, born 1981
    • Silva Hakobyan
      Armenian singer, born 1988
    • Vladimir Akopian
      Armenian-American chess player, born 1971
    • Hayko
      Armenian singer (1973–2021)

    Notable Hakobyans come mostly from Armenia (10), the Soviet Union (3) and Republic of Artsakh (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hakobian
    • Agopyan
    • Agopian
    • Hagopian
    • Hagopyan
    • Hakopyan
    • Hakopian
    • Akopyan
    • Akopian
    • Akobian

    Hakobyan has the Soundex code H215, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H215.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hakobyan come from?
    From Armenian Հակոբյան (Hakobyan).
    How common is the surname Hakobyan?
    786 people in the United States had the surname Hakobyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 392,806 Americans. It ranked 29,878th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hakobyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Hakobyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Hakobyan?
    Andranik Hakobyan, Armenian boxer, followed by Hakob Hakobyan.
    Where is the surname Hakobyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hakobyan in Armenia, the Soviet Union and Republic of Artsakh and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Hakobyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 786 in 2010, up 394%.
    What are other spellings of Hakobyan?
    Hakobian, Agopyan, Agopian, Hagopian, Hagopyan and Hakopyan.