How common is the surname Keshishian?

1,064 people in the United States had the surname Keshishian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. It ranked 23,768th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keshishian?

Alek Keshishian, American film director.

Where is the surname Keshishian most common?

Wikidata records people named Keshishian in the United States.

Is the surname Keshishian getting more or less common?

More common. 875 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,064 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Keshishian

An Armenian surname, carried by 1,064 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex K225

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keshishian is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

From Armenian Քեշիշյան (Kʻešišyan).

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 1,064 people named Keshishian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 875.

#23,768

rank among US surnames

1,064

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+21.6%

change since 2000 (was #26,267)

Who is named Keshishian

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

94% of people named Keshishian identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keshishians

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alek Keshishian
American film director, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Keshishyan

Keshishian has the Soundex code K225, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K225.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Keshishian come from?: From Armenian Քեշիշյան (Kʻešišyan).
How common is the surname Keshishian?: 1,064 people in the United States had the surname Keshishian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. It ranked 23,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keshishian?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Keshishian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Keshishian?: Alek Keshishian, American film director.
Where is the surname Keshishian most common?: Wikidata records people named Keshishian in the United States.
Is the surname Keshishian getting more or less common?: More common. 875 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,064 in 2010, up 22%.
What are other spellings of Keshishian?: Keshishyan.