Explore the Family Name Apkarian

The meaning of Apkarian

Armenian: patronymic from the western Armenian personal name Apkar, from Syriac Abgar, the name borne by several kings of Osroene, a historical kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia. Compare Abgaryan. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Arsen, Ara, Artine, Avedis, Vartan, Arpi, Berj, Gagik, Garabet, Hovsep, Varoujan, Vatche.

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How common is the last name Apkarian in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Apkarian saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Apkarian was ranked as the 66,676th most popular surname in the United States, and by 2010 it had dropped to 71,678th. The total count of people with this surname also decreased slightly during this period, going from 277 in 2000 to 272 in 2010, a decrease of 1.81%. The proportion of people with the Apkarian surname per 100,000 also dropped by 10%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#71,678	-7.5%
Count	277	272	-1.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Apkarian

The ethnicity of individuals with the Apkarian surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a predominant white representation. In 2000, 94.95% of individuals with this surname identified as white, increasing marginally to 95.22% by 2010. The representation of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped by 23.53%, from 2.89% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2010. There were no reported instances of individuals with the Apkarian surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.95%	95.22%	0.28%
Two or More Races	2.89%	2.21%	-23.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%