Explore the Family Name Sahakyan

The meaning of Sahakyan

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Sahak, eastern Armenian form of Isaac. Compare Saakyan, Sahagian, and Sahakian. History: Sahak was the name of the patriarch (c.345–439), who (with Saint Mesrob) promoted the development of the Armenian alphabet and translation of the Bible into Armenian.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sahakyan significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 116,835th but moved up to the 53,072nd spot by 2010, marking a striking change of 54.58 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial rise from 138 to 390, an increase of 182.61 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Sahakyan surname per 100,000 grew by 160 percent, going from 0.05 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#116,835	#53,072	54.58%
Count	138	390	182.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.13	160%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sahakyan

As for ethnicity, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data, the Sahakyan surname is primarily associated with White ethnicity. In 2000, 71.01 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White, which surged to 97.18 percent by 2010, showing a 36.85 percent change. The number of individuals identifying as two or more races declined dramatically from 28.99 percent in 2000 to 1.79 percent in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the Sahakyan surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.01%	97.18%	36.85%
Two or More Races	28.99%	1.79%	-93.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%