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    The surname Sargsyan

    An Armenian surname, carried by 1,117 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S625

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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). Sargsyan is more common than 85.9% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    Borrowed from Armenian Սարգսյան (Sargsyan), from Սարգիս (Sargis) + -յան (-yan).

    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 1,117 people named Sargsyan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. That is up 232% since 2000, when the Census counted 336.

    #22,906
    rank among US surnames
    1,117
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +232.4%
    change since 2000 (was #56,826)

    Who is named Sargsyan

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

    98% of people named Sargsyan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sargsyans

    15 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Serzh Sargsyan
      Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia, born 1954
    • Tigran Sargsyan
      Armenian economist and politician, born 1960
    • Aram Sargsyan
      Armenian political figure (born 1961)
    • Sos Sargsyan
      Armenian actor (1929–2013)
    • Anna M. Sargsyan
      Armenian chess player, born 2001
    • Arsen Sargsyan
      Armenian long jumper, born 1984
    • Fadey Sargsyan
      Armenian scientist (1923–2010)
    • Vigen Sargsyan
      Armenian politician, born 1975
    • Shant Sargsyan
      Armenian chess player, born 2002
    • Gagik Sargsyan
      Armenian historian (1926–1998)
    • Vladimir Sargsyan
      Armenian scientist, 1935–2013
    • Armen Sarkissian
      4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors, born 1953

    Notable Sargsyans come mostly from Armenia (9), the Soviet Union (5) and Saint Kitts and Nevis (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Sargsyan

    Sargsyan has the Soundex code S625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S625.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sargsyan come from?
    Borrowed from Armenian Սարգսյան (Sargsyan), from Սարգիս (Sargis) + -յան (-yan).
    How common is the surname Sargsyan?
    1,117 people in the United States had the surname Sargsyan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,406 Americans. It ranked 22,906th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sargsyan?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Sargsyan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Sargsyan?
    Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia, followed by Tigran Sargsyan.
    Where is the surname Sargsyan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sargsyan in Armenia, the Soviet Union and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
    Is the surname Sargsyan getting more or less common?
    More common. 336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,117 in 2010, up 232%.
    What are other spellings of Sargsyan?
    Sargsian, Sargssian, Sarkisyan, Sarkisian, Sarkissian and Sarkeesian.