# Khachatryan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/khachatryan/  
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) | 1,078 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,555 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 286,406 people |
| Change since 2000 | +84% (585 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Khachatrian, Khachaturian, Khachaturyan, Hachatoorian, Kachadourian |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Խաչատրյան (Xačʻatryan).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Khachatryan 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) | 98% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Khachatryan in the Soviet Union and Armenia.

## People named Khachatryan

- Sergey Khachatryan, Armenian violinist
- Rafik Khachatryan, Armenian artist (1937–1993)
- Harutyun Khachatryan, Armenian film director
- Suren Khachatryan, Armenian politician

## Similar surnames

Koester, Kester, Koster, Keister, Kesterson, Kaster, Kuster, Kuester.

## 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.