Explore the Family Name Harutyunyan

The meaning of Harutyunyan

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Harutyun, from classical Armenian yarutʿiwn ‘resurrection (of Jesus Christ)’, a calque on the Greek word anastasis and the name Anastasios (see Anastasio). This form of the surname is found mainly in Armenia. Compare Arutyunyan, Haroutunian, and Hartunian.

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

The surname Harutyunyan has seen a significant surge in popularity over the decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 95,567th in popularity and jumped considerably to 31,482nd position in 2010; a notable change of about 67.06%. The count of people with this last name also climbed from 177 in 2000 to a much larger 735 in 2010, representing a staggering increase of 315.25%. This rise led to an increase in the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.07 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#95,567	#31,482	67.06%
Count	177	735	315.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.25	257.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harutyunyan

In terms of ethnic identity, most bearers of the Harutyunyan surname identify as White, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White increased from 78.53% in 2000 to 94.69% in 2010 - a growth of 20.58%. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals with this surname who identified with two or more races decreased significantly from 20.34% to 4.90%. There were no recorded instances of the surname Harutyunyan among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.53%	94.69%	20.58%
Two or More Races	20.34%	4.9%	-75.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%