Explore the Family Name Petrosyan

The meaning of Petrosyan

Armenian: patronymic from the eastern Armenian personal name Petros, from classical Armenian Pedros, Greek Petros (see Peter). Compare Bedrosian. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Gayane, Sarkis, Akop, Samvel, Agavni, Anait, Andranik, Araks, Armen, Arpenik, Arshak, Artush. Russian Aleksandr, Anatoly, Garri, Iosif, Mikhail, Natella, Sergey, Zhenya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Petrosyan demonstrated an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 26,587th, but by 2010 it had risen to 18,867th, a significant gain of approximately 29%. During this same period, the number of people with this surname grew from 862 to 1,449, marking a hefty 68.1% increase. The proportion of the population with this surname also increased from 0.32 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 0.49 per 100,000 people in 2010, a rise of over 53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,587	#18,867	29.04%
Count	862	1,449	68.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.49	53.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrosyan

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Petrosyan also experienced notable changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native under this surname in either year, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped dramatically from 20.53% in 2000 to just 3.11% in 2010. Conversely, the proportion identifying as White surged from 79.12% to 95.58%, while a small percentage (0.97%) identified as Hispanic for the first time in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.12%	95.58%	20.8%
Two or More Races	20.53%	3.11%	-84.85%
Hispanic	0%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%