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    The surname Martirosyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 813 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M636

    Martirosyan: #29,138 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Martirosyan #29,138, 813 people Martirosyan: #29,138 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Martirosyan #29,138, 813 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Martirosyan is more common than 82% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    From Armenian Մարտիրոսյան (Martirosyan).

    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 813 people named Martirosyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 379,761 Americans. That is up 74% since 2000, when the Census counted 468.

    #29,138
    rank among US surnames
    813
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +73.7%
    change since 2000 (was #43,463)

    Who is named Martirosyan

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

    98% of people named Martirosyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Martirosyans

    9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Simon Martirosyan
      Armenian weightlifter, born 1997
    • Tigran Vardan Martirosyan
      Armenian weightlifter, born 1983
    • Garik Martirosyan
      Armenian comedian, born 1974
    • Vanes Martirosyan
      Armenian-American boxer, 1986–2025
    • Haik Martirosyan
      Armenian chess player, born 2000
    • Armen Martirosyan
      Armenian triple jumper, born 1969
    • Amasi Martirosyan
      Actor, film director and screenwriter (1897-1971)
    • Vahram Martirosyan
      Armenian writer, screenwriter and journalist, born 1959
    • Sargis Martirosjan
      Austrian weightlifter, born 1986

    Notable Martirosyans come mostly from Armenia (6), the United States (1) and the Soviet Union (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Martirosian
    • Martirossian
    • Mardirosyan
    • Mardirosian
    • Mardirossian
    • Marderosian

    Surnames that sound like Martirosyan

    Martirosyan has the Soundex code M636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M636.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Martirosyan come from?
    From Armenian Մարտիրոսյան (Martirosyan).
    How common is the surname Martirosyan?
    813 people in the United States had the surname Martirosyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 379,761 Americans. It ranked 29,138th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Martirosyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Martirosyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Martirosyan?
    Simon Martirosyan, Armenian weightlifter, followed by Tigran Vardan Martirosyan.
    Where is the surname Martirosyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Martirosyan in Armenia, the United States and the Soviet Union and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Martirosyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 813 in 2010, up 74%.
    What are other spellings of Martirosyan?
    Martirosian, Martirossian, Mardirosyan, Mardirosian, Mardirossian and Marderosian.