How common is the surname Vartanian?

2,039 people in the United States had the surname Vartanian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,420 Americans. It ranked 14,599th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vartanian?

Varduhi Vardanyan, Armenian pop singer (1976–2006), followed by Sose Mayrig.

Where is the surname Vartanian most common?

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

Is the surname Vartanian getting more or less common?

More common. 1,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,039 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Vartanian

An Armenian surname, carried by 2,039 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex V635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vartanian is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

Armenian origin

From Armenian Վարդանյան (Vardanyan).

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 2,039 people named Vartanian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,420 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,921.

#14,599

rank among US surnames

2,039

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #14,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,591	Tarlton	2,040	151,346
#14,599	Vartanian	2,039	151,420
#14,604	Matsuda	2,038	151,494

Who is named Vartanian

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

93% of people named Vartanian identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as two or more races and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
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 Vartanians

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Varduhi Vardanyan
Armenian pop singer (1976–2006)
Sose Mayrig
Armenian fedayee, 1868–1953
Harutyun Vardanyan
Association football player from Armenia, born 1970
Aghvan Vardanyan
Armenian politician, journalist and contributing editor, born 1958
Norayr Vardanyan
Armenian weightlifter, born 1987

Notable Vartanians come mostly from Armenia (4) and the Ottoman Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vartanian

Vardanyan

Vartanian has the Soundex code V635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V635.

Other Armenian surnames

All 47 Armenian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vartanian come from?: From Armenian Վարդանյան (Vardanyan).
How common is the surname Vartanian?: 2,039 people in the United States had the surname Vartanian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,420 Americans. It ranked 14,599th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vartanian?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vartanian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Vartanian?: Varduhi Vardanyan, Armenian pop singer (1976–2006), followed by Sose Mayrig.
Where is the surname Vartanian most common?: Wikidata records people named Vartanian in Armenia and the Ottoman Empire.
Is the surname Vartanian getting more or less common?: More common. 1,921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,039 in 2010, up 6.1%.