How common is the surname Ohanian?

1,210 people in the United States had the surname Ohanian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,162 Americans. It ranked 21,568th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ohanian?

Armen Ohanian, Armenian dancer, actor and writer (1887–1976), followed by Alexis Ohanian.

Where is the surname Ohanian most common?

Wikidata records people named Ohanian in the United States, Mexico and Armenia.

Is the surname Ohanian getting more or less common?

More common. 1,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,210 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Ohanian

An Armenian surname, carried by 1,210 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ohanian is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

From Armenian Օհանյան (Ōhanyan).

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 1,210 people named Ohanian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,162 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,013.

#21,568

rank among US surnames

1,210

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+19.4%

change since 2000 (was #23,411)

Who is named Ohanian

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

94% of people named Ohanian identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as two or more races and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ohanians

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Armen Ohanian
Armenian dancer, actor and writer (1887–1976)
Alexis Ohanian
American businessman, born 1983
Mike Connors
American actor (1925–2017)
Seyran Ohanyan
Armenian politician and general, born 1962

Notable Ohanians come mostly from the United States (2), Mexico (1) and Armenia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Ohanyan

Surnames that sound like Ohanian

Ohman

Ohanian has the Soundex code O550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O550.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ohanian come from?: From Armenian Օհանյան (Ōhanyan).
How common is the surname Ohanian?: 1,210 people in the United States had the surname Ohanian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,162 Americans. It ranked 21,568th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ohanian?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ohanian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ohanian?: Armen Ohanian, Armenian dancer, actor and writer (1887–1976), followed by Alexis Ohanian.
Where is the surname Ohanian most common?: Wikidata records people named Ohanian in the United States, Mexico and Armenia.
Is the surname Ohanian getting more or less common?: More common. 1,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,210 in 2010, up 19%.
What are other spellings of Ohanian?: Ohanyan.