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The surname Papazian

An Armenian surname, carried by 1,005 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex P125

Papazian: #24,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Papazian #24,787, 1,005 people Papazian: #24,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Papazian #24,787, 1,005 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Papazian is more common than 84.7% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

Borrowed from Armenian Փափազյան (Pʻapʻazyan).

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 1,005 people named Papazian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 307,209 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 931.

#24,787
rank among US surnames
1,005
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+7.9%
change since 2000 (was #25,028)

Who is named Papazian

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

94% of people named Papazian identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
  • Two or more races 2.5%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Papazian come from?
Borrowed from Armenian Փափազյան (Pʻapʻazyan).
How common is the surname Papazian?
1,005 people in the United States had the surname Papazian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 307,209 Americans. It ranked 24,787th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Papazian?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Papazian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Papazian getting more or less common?
More common. 931 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,005 in 2010, up 7.9%.