# Petrossian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/petrossian/  
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) | 519 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,886 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 594,885 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (455 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Petrosyan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Petrossian 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% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Petrossian in Armenia, the Soviet Union and Turkmenistan.

## People named Petrossian

- Artur Petrosyan, Armenian footballer
- Mariam Petrosyan, Armenian writer
- Tigran L. Petrosian, Armenian chess player
- Arshak Petrosian, Armenian chess player
- Leonard Petrosyan, Armenian politician (1953-1999)
- Vardges Petrosyan, Armenian writer (1932–1994)
- Vardan Petrosyan, actor, scriptwriter, parodist
- Manuel Petrosyan, Armenian chess player
- Nazar Petrosyan, Armenian football player and coach
- Arsen Petrosyan, Armenian footballer (born 1991)
- Ashot Petrosian, Armenian mathematician (1930-1998)
- Alvard Petrossyan, Armenian politician, writer and opinion journalist (1946–2022)

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Peterson, Peters, Petersen, Petrick, Petterson, Petrucci, Petrosky, Peterkin, Petrus, Pedrosa, Petras, Petrosyan.

## 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.