# Nazarian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nazarian/  
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) | 2,004 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,803 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 154,065 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (1,667 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /nəˈzɛɹi.ən/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Nazaryan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nazarian 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nazarian in Armenia, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

## People named Nazarian

- Stepanos Nazarian, Armenian historian (1812-1879)
- Armen Nazaryan, Armenian judoka
- Rafael Nazaryan, Armenian footballer
- Hovhannes Nazaryan, Armenian footballer

## Similar surnames

Najarian, Negron, Nygren, Negrin.

## 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.