Explore the Family Name Kazanjian

The meaning of Kazanjian

Armenian: patronymic from an occupational name for a cauldron-maker or cauldron-repairer, from Turkish kazancı, an agent derivative of kazan ‘cauldron, big soup-kettle’ (see Kazan). Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Aram, Vahe, Hagop, Raffi, Antranik, Ara, Armen, Arsen, Garabed, Garabet, Haig, Harout.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Kazanjian' had a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 30,161st most common, while by 2010, it fell slightly to 31,068th place, marking a decrease of 3.01 percent. However, despite this drop in rank, the overall count of individuals with the Kazanjian surname increased from 733 to 747 during the same period, showing an increase of 1.91 percent. The proportion per 100k individuals also saw a decline of 7.41 percent, from 0.27 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,161	#31,068	-3.01%
Count	733	747	1.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kazanjian

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Kazanjian surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are noticeable changes over the decade. In 2000, 94.13 percent identified as white, which increased to 97.86 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities reduced drastically from 4.91 percent to 0.67 percent. There were no individuals with the surname Kazanjian identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, the census recorded a new appearance of Hispanic identification in 2010, amounting to 1.20 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.13%	97.86%	3.96%
Hispanic	0%	1.2%	0%
Two or More Races	4.91%	0.67%	-86.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%