Explore the Family Name Kazarian

The meaning of Kazarian

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name K(h)azar, a variant of Ghazar, itself a variant of Łazar (see Lazar). This form of the surname is found mainly in the US. Compare Ghazarian and Kazaryan. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Sarkis, Kazar, Aram, Garnik, Haig, Adrine, Ara, Artour, Gegam, Grigor, Nubar, Nvard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kazarian saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name dropped from 24,827 to 25,975, indicating a decrease of 4.62 percent. However, the count of people with this surname increased slightly from 941 in 2000 to 945 in 2010, a growth of 0.43 percent. Despite the increase in count, the proportion of individuals with the Kazarian surname per 100,000 people decreased by 8.57 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,827	#25,975	-4.62%
Count	941	945	0.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kazarian

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kazarian also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to data collected by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 91.07 percent of people with the Kazarian surname identified as White, and by 2010, this proportion increased to 94.07 percent. The number of people who reported their ethnicity as two or more races dropped sharply from 4.99 percent to 2.22 percent. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 3.40 percent to 3.60 percent. No Kazarians identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.07%	94.07%	3.29%
Hispanic	3.4%	3.6%	5.88%
Two or More Races	4.99%	2.22%	-55.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%