Explore the Family Name Mkrtchyan

The meaning of Mkrtchyan

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Mkrtich (derived from mkrtel ‘to baptize’), eastern Armenian equivalent of the name Baptist (see Baptiste), referring to Saint John the Baptist.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mkrtchyan has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 39,756 in popularity and by 2010 it had jumped to a ranking of 27,042. This is a noteworthy change of about 31.98 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 520 in 2000 to 896 in 2010, displaying an increase of 72.31 percent. Similarly, the proportion of people with the Mkrtchyan surname per 100k population rose by 57.89 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#27,042	31.98%
Count	520	896	72.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.3	57.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mkrtchyan

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there were some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mkrtchyan. In 2000, 74.04 percent of individuals with this surname identified as white, and this percentage increased to 95.98 percent in 2010, indicating a significant growth of 29.63 percent. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased dramatically from 25 percent in 2000 to 3.13 percent in 2010. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity among individuals with the Mkrtchyan surname also dropped from 0.96 percent in 2000 to just 0.67 percent in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.04%	95.98%	29.63%
Two or More Races	25%	3.13%	-87.48%
Hispanic	0.96%	0.67%	-30.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%