How common is the surname Simonian?

1,701 people in the United States had the surname Simonian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,508 Americans. It ranked 16,789th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Simonian?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Simonian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Simonian?

Simon Simonian, Armenian writer (1914-1986), followed by Tata Simonyan.

Where is the surname Simonian most common?

Wikidata records people named Simonian in the Ottoman Empire and Armenia.

How do you pronounce Simonian?

Simonian is /saɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/, 4 syllables.

Is the surname Simonian getting more or less common?

More common. 1,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,701 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Simonian

An Armenian surname, carried by 1,701 people in the United States.

Pronounced /saɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/ 4 syllables Soundex S555

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simonian is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

From Armenian Սիմոնյան (Simonyan).

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 1,701 people named Simonian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,508 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,565.

#16,789

rank among US surnames

1,701

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,793)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,781	Dechant	1,702	181,402
#16,789	Piggott	1,701	181,508
#16,798	Kuss	1,700	181,615

Who is named Simonian

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

93% of people named Simonian identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Simonians

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simon Simonian
Armenian writer (1914-1986)
Tata Simonyan
Armenian singer, composer, born 1962

Notable Simonians come mostly from the Ottoman Empire (1) and Armenia (1).

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Simonian come from?: From Armenian Սիմոնյան (Simonyan).
How common is the surname Simonian?: 1,701 people in the United States had the surname Simonian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,508 Americans. It ranked 16,789th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simonian?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Simonian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Simonian?: Simon Simonian, Armenian writer (1914-1986), followed by Tata Simonyan.
Where is the surname Simonian most common?: Wikidata records people named Simonian in the Ottoman Empire and Armenia.
How do you pronounce Simonian?: Simonian is /saɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname Simonian getting more or less common?: More common. 1,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,701 in 2010, up 8.7%.