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    The surname Sarkisian

    An Armenian surname, carried by 1,833 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S622

    Sarkisian: #15,871 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sarkisian #15,871, 1,833 people Sarkisian: #15,871 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sarkisian #15,871, 1,833 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sarkisian is more common than 90.2% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    Variant of Sargsyan.

    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 1,833 people named Sarkisian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,602.

    #15,871
    rank among US surnames
    1,833
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.4%
    change since 2000 (was #16,517)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,864Leonardi1,834168,345
    #15,871Roh1,833168,437
    #15,879Bondy1,832168,529

    Who is named Sarkisian

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

    95% of people named Sarkisian identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sarkisians

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cher
      American musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sarkisian

    Sarkisian has the Soundex code S622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S622.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sarkisian come from?
    Variant of Sargsyan.
    How common is the surname Sarkisian?
    1,833 people in the United States had the surname Sarkisian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,437 Americans. It ranked 15,871st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sarkisian?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Sarkisian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Sarkisian?
    Cher, American musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946).
    Where is the surname Sarkisian most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sarkisian in the United States.
    Is the surname Sarkisian getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,833 in 2010, up 14%.