Explore the Family Name Ayvazyan

The meaning of Ayvazyan

Armenian: patronymic from Turkish ayvaz ‘footman, manservant’ or from the personal name Ayvaz derived from this word. This form (transliteration) of the surname is found mainly in Armenia and Russia. Compare Ayvazian.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ayvazyan in the United States showed a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname Ayvazyan improved from being the 74,675th most common surname to the 56,444th, which is a change of 24.41%. The count of people with this surname also grew from 241 in 2000 to 362 in 2010, marking a 50.21% increase. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people also saw a rise of 33.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#56,444	24.41%
Count	241	362	50.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.12	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ayvazyan

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ayvazyan, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this last name identified themselves as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a notable increase of 13.09% over this period. In 2000, 86.72% identified as White, which rose to 98.07% in 2010. A small portion of individuals carrying this surname identified themselves as belonging to two or more races in 2000 (13.28%), but this percentage dramatically fell by 89.61% to 1.38% in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the two censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.72%	98.07%	13.09%
Two or More Races	13.28%	1.38%	-89.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%