# Nalbandian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nalbandian/  
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) | 798 |
| US rank (2010) | 29,550 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 386,899 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.3% (744 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Nalbandyan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nalbandian 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nalbandian in Armenia, the Russian Empire, Russia, Lebanon and the United States.

## People named Nalbandian

- David Nalbandian, Argentine tennis player (1982-)
- Mikael Nalbandian, Armenian writer (1829-1866)
- Maria Nalbandian, Armenian musician
- Louise Nalbandian, American historian (1926-1974)
- Edward Nalbandyan, Armenian diplomat and politician
- Aram Nalbandyan, Armenian physicist
- Dmitry Nalbandyan, Armenian artist (1906-1993)
- Aleksan Nalbandyan, Armenian boxer

## 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.