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    The surname Tashjian

    An Armenian surname, carried by 1,045 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex T250

    Tashjian: #24,090 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tashjian #24,090, 1,045 people Tashjian: #24,090 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Tashjian #24,090, 1,045 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tashjian is more common than 85.2% of them.

    Origin

    Armenian origin

    From Armenian Թաշճյան (Tʻaščyan).

    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 1,045 people named Tashjian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,001.

    #24,090
    rank among US surnames
    1,045
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,617)

    Who is named Tashjian

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

    96% of people named Tashjian identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tashjian

    Tashjian has the Soundex code T250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T250.

    Other Armenian surnames

    All 47 Armenian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tashjian come from?
    From Armenian Թաշճյան (Tʻaščyan).
    How common is the surname Tashjian?
    1,045 people in the United States had the surname Tashjian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. It ranked 24,090th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tashjian?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tashjian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Tashjian getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,045 in 2010, up 4.4%.