Explore the Family Name Muradyan

The meaning of Muradyan

Armenian: patronymic from the Arabic personal name Murad. This form (transliteration) of the surname is found mainly in Armenia and Russia. Compare Mooradian, Moradian, and Mouradian.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Muradyan has substantially increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 37,788 in 2000 to 29,138 in 2010, marking a significant change of 22.89%. In terms of count, the number of individuals bearing this surname rose from 553 to 813 during this period, thus reflecting an impressive growth of 47.02%. The proportion per 100,000 people also witnessed an upward trend from 0.2 to 0.28, denoting a 40% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,788	#29,138	22.89%
Count	553	813	47.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.28	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muradyan

Delving into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Muradyan, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been noticeable shifts over a decade. No Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native origins were recorded in either 2000 or 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased dramatically from 16.09% in 2000 to 3.08% in 2010, a drop of 80.86%. On the other hand, the largest group, those of White ethnicity, saw an increase from 83.18% in 2000 to 96.19% in 2010, a rise of 15.64%. It's worth noting that the Hispanic community appeared in the 2010 data for the first time with a proportion of 0.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.18%	96.19%	15.64%
Two or More Races	16.09%	3.08%	-80.86%
Hispanic	0%	0.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%