# Petrosyan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/petrosyan/  
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, equivalent to English Peterson.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Armenian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,449 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,867 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 213,075 people |
| Change since 2000 | +68% (862 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Petrossian, Petrosian, Bedrosian, Bedrossian |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Petrosyan 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) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Petrosyan in Armenia.

## People named Petrosyan

- Arev Petrosyan, Armenian artist

## Similar surnames

Peterson, Peters, Petersen, Petterson, Petrosky, Petrus, Pedrosa, Petras, Petrossian, Petrik, Petroski, Petros.

## 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.