Explore the Family Name Baghdasarian

The meaning of Baghdasarian

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Baghdasar, from classical Armenian Bałtasar (see Baltazar). This form of the surname is found mainly in the US. Compare Bagdasarian and Baghdasaryan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Baghdasarian" has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 82,344 in terms of popularity and had a count of 213 individuals sharing the surname. By 2010, the rank had improved to 63,373 with an impressive 23.04% change, and the count had risen to 315, marking a 47.89% increase. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, there were 0.08 individuals with this surname in 2000, which increased to 0.11 by 2010, displaying a growth rate of 37.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,344	#63,373	23.04%
Count	213	315	47.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baghdasarian

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides fascinating insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Baghdasarian". In 2000, 84.98% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which increased to 91.75% by 2010. The number of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased from 12.68% to 6.03%. Interestingly, there was a complete drop in the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 2.35% in 2000 to zero by 2010. The census data for 2010 also showed a new appearance of Hispanics at 2.22%, whereas Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.98%	91.75%	7.97%
Two or More Races	12.68%	6.03%	-52.44%
Hispanic	0%	2.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.35%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%