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    The surname Petrosyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 1,449 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/ 3 syllables Soundex P362

    Petrosyan: #18,867 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Petrosyan #18,867, 1,449 people Petrosyan: #18,867 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Petrosyan #18,867, 1,449 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petrosyan is more common than 88.4% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

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

    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 1,449 people named Petrosyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 213,075 Americans. That is up 68% since 2000, when the Census counted 862.

    #18,867
    rank among US surnames
    1,449
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +68.1%
    change since 2000 (was #26,587)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,858Zagorski1,450212,928
    #18,867Balistreri1,449213,075

    Who is named Petrosyan

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

    96% of people named Petrosyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Petrosyans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arev Petrosyan
      Armenian artist, born 1972

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Petrosyan

    Petrosyan 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 Petrosyan come from?
    Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.
    How common is the surname Petrosyan?
    1,449 people in the United States had the surname Petrosyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 213,075 Americans. It ranked 18,867th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Petrosyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Petrosyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Petrosyan?
    Arev Petrosyan, Armenian artist.
    Where is the surname Petrosyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Petrosyan in Armenia.
    How do you pronounce Petrosyan?
    Petrosyan is /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Petrosyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 862 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,449 in 2010, up 68%.
    What are other spellings of Petrosyan?
    Petrossian, Petrosian, Bedrosian and Bedrossian.