Explore the Family Name Samuelian

The meaning of Samuelian

Armenian: patronymic from the personal name Samuel, a western Armenian variant of Samvel. This form of the surname is found mainly in the US (and also in Lebanon and France); in Armenia it is spelled Samvelyan. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Hagop, Haroutune, Hovsep, Kourken, Siranoush, Souren, Vartan, Vartkes. French Arsene, Marielle.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Samuelian has shown a notable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 64,186 and rose to 59,742 in 2010, reflecting a change of 6.92%. The count of individuals with the Samuelian surname also increased from 290 in 2000 to 338 in 2010, a change of 16.55%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#59,742	6.92%
Count	290	338	16.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Samuelian

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Samuelian, as represented by data from the Decennial U.S. Census, showed that a vast majority identified as White. In 2000, 94.83% were reported to be White which slightly increased to 95.56% in 2010. The percentage identifying as two or more races decreased from 3.79% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Samuelian surname bearers was introduced in 2010, with 3.25% identifying as such. No individuals with the Samuelian surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.83%	95.56%	0.77%
Hispanic	0%	3.25%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.79%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%