Explore the Family Name Ohanesian

The meaning of Ohanesian

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Ohanes, a variant of Hovhannis ‘John’ (see Hovhannisyan). Compare Oganesyan and Ohannessian. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Ohanes, Aram, Armen, Sarkis, Arsen, Garabet, Minas, Ohannes, Sahag, Vahik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ohanesian has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 48,877th, but by 2010 it had fallen to a rank of 52,267th. This represents a 6.94% decrease in its ranking. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also fell from 405 in 2000 to 397 in 2010, marking a slight drop of 1.98%. Concurrently, the proportion of people with this last name per 100 thousand decreased by 13.33%, going from 0.15 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,877	#52,267	-6.94%
Count	405	397	-1.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ohanesian

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Ohanesian, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows an increase in diversity over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 96.3% in 2000 to 93.45% in 2010. Although the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories remained at 0%, there was a notable rise in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic, from 1.48% to 4.03%, representing a significant 172.30% increase. Furthermore, the category of 'Two or more races' saw a considerable increase of 84.55%, rising from 1.23% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	93.45%	-2.96%
Hispanic	1.48%	4.03%	172.3%
Two or More Races	1.23%	2.27%	84.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%