Explore the Family Name Bedrosian

The meaning of Bedrosian

Armenian: patronymic from the western Armenian personal name Bedros, from classical Armenian Pedros, Greek Petros (see Peter). Compare Petrosyan. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Aram, Bedros, Hagop, Haig, Karnig, Taniel, Vartan, Yeprem, Agop, Andranik, Araxy, Armenak.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bedrosian has experienced minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it dropped slightly from 22,370 in 2000 to 22,559 in 2010, a change of -0.84%. However, the actual count of people with this surname rose by 6.05% during this period, increasing from 1,074 to 1,139. The proportion of individuals bearing the Bedrosian name per 100,000 also witnessed a small decrease, moving from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010, which represents a 2.5% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,370	#22,559	-0.84%
Count	1,074	1,139	6.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.39	-2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bedrosian

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bedrosian, changes were noted based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. A vast majority, over 94%, identified as White in both years, with a slight increase of 0.14% from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 89.24%, moving from 1.58% in 2000 to 2.99% in 2010. Interestingly, those reporting two or more races decreased from 3.17% to 1.84%, a fall of 41.96%. No Bedrosians identified as Black in 2010, compared to 0.47% in 2000, and there were no reports of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	94.64%	0.14%
Hispanic	1.58%	2.99%	89.24%
Two or More Races	3.17%	1.84%	-41.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%