Explore the Family Name Khachatryan

The meaning of Khachatryan

Armenian: patronymic from the eastern Armenian personal name Khachatur, composed of the elements khach ‘cross’ and tur ‘something given’ (a derivative of the verb tal‎ ‘to give’), and interpreted as ‘follower of Christ’. Compare Khatchadourian.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Khachatryan has increased in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,189th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 23,555th position, showing a significant change of 34.91%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 585 in 2000 to 1,078 in 2010, marking an increase of 84.27%. The proportion of people named Khachatryan per 100k residents also grew by 68.18%, from 0.22 to 0.37 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,189	#23,555	34.91%
Count	585	1,078	84.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.37	68.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Khachatryan

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Khachatryan surname is predominantly associated with those identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of people with this last name identifying as White increased from 83.93% to 97.50%, a change of 16.17%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased significantly from 15.38% to 2.23%, indicating a drop of 85.50%. There were no recorded instances of Khachatryans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.93%	97.5%	16.17%
Two or More Races	15.38%	2.23%	-85.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%