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    The surname Petrossian

    An Armenian surname, carried by 519 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex P362

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petrossian is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    Variant of Petrosyan.

    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 519 people named Petrossian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 455.

    #41,886
    rank among US surnames
    519
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.1%
    change since 2000 (was #44,497)

    Who is named Petrossian

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

    91% of people named Petrossian identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as two or more races and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Two or more races 5.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Petrossians

    14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Artur Petrosyan
      Armenian footballer, born 1971
    • Mariam Petrosyan
      Armenian writer, born 1969
    • Tigran L. Petrosian
      Armenian chess player, born 1984
    • Arshak Petrosian
      Armenian chess player, born 1953
    • Leonard Petrosyan
      Armenian politician (1953-1999)
    • Vardges Petrosyan
      Armenian writer (1932–1994)
    • Vardan Petrosyan
      Actor, scriptwriter, parodist, born 1959
    • Manuel Petrosyan
      Armenian chess player, born 1998
    • Nazar Petrosyan
      Armenian football player and coach, born 1951
    • Arsen Petrosyan
      Armenian footballer (born 1991)
    • Ashot Petrosian
      Armenian mathematician (1930-1998)
    • Alvard Petrossyan
      Armenian politician, writer and opinion journalist (1946–2022)

    Notable Petrossians come mostly from Armenia (9), the Soviet Union (4) and Turkmenistan (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Petrossian

    Petrossian has the Soundex code P362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P362.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Petrossian come from?
    Variant of Petrosyan.
    How common is the surname Petrossian?
    519 people in the United States had the surname Petrossian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. It ranked 41,886th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Petrossian?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Petrossian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Petrossian?
    Artur Petrosyan, Armenian footballer, followed by Mariam Petrosyan.
    Where is the surname Petrossian most common?
    Wikidata records people named Petrossian in Armenia, the Soviet Union and Turkmenistan.
    Is the surname Petrossian getting more or less common?
    More common. 455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 519 in 2010, up 14%.