Explore the Family Name Jamgochian

The meaning of Jamgochian

Armenian: patronymic from a variant of Armenian zhamkoch, an occupational name for a sexton, a church official who looks after a church and rings the bells. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Souren, Artin, Deran, Dicran, Hagop, Haig, Sarkis, Shake, Zaven.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jamgochian saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held rank 55,376 but by 2010, it had fallen to rank 61,745, reflecting an 11.5% drop. The count of people with the surname also declined from 347 in 2000 to 325 in 2010, a shrinkage of 6.34%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Jamgochian per 100,000 decreased by 15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#61,745	-11.5%
Count	347	325	-6.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jamgochian

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census pertaining to the surname Jamgochian shows that this name is heavily associated with the White ethnic group. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of people with this surname identified as White, with an increase from 95.68% in 2000 to 96.62% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 1.73% in 2000, increasing slightly to 2.15% in 2010. In 2000, there was a small percentage (1.73%) of people who identified with two or more races, but there were no individuals in this category by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	96.62%	0.98%
Hispanic	1.73%	2.15%	24.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%