Explore the Family Name Ghazarian

The meaning of Ghazarian

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Ghazar, from classical Armenian Łazar (see Lazar). This form of the surname is found mainly in the US, Iran, and the Levant. Compare Ghazaryan and Kazarian. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Ghazar, Ara, Anahid, Armen, Avedis, Garo, Nerses, Norair, Rouben, Shahen, Vahan, Vahe.

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

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the popularity of the surname Ghazarian has significantly increased over the last decade. In the year 2000, it ranked 30,900 in terms of commonality but by 2010, it had climbed to 25,572, marking an increase of 17.24%. The census count for this surname also rose from 711 in 2000 to 965 in 2010, a surge of 35.72%. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people registered an uptick from 0.26 to 0.33, representing a change of 26.92%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,900	#25,572	17.24%
Count	711	965	35.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.33	26.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ghazarian

Investigating the ethnicity associated with the surname Ghazarian, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most individuals identify as White. In 2000, 87.76% identified as White and this figure grew to 92.23% by 2010. Those identifying with two or more races went down from 10.83% to 5.70%, a decrease of 47.37%. Hispanic representation saw a minor increase from 0.98% to 1.35%, a change of 37.76%. Notably, there were no individuals in 2000 who identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, there was a small percentage (0.52%) that identified as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.76%	92.23%	5.09%
Two or More Races	10.83%	5.7%	-47.37%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.35%	37.76%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%