Explore the Family Name Sarkisyan

The meaning of Sarkisyan

Armenian: Russianized form of Sargsyan or Sarkisian. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Sarkis, Anait, Gevork, Vardan, Armen, Grigor, Sako, Akop, Aram, Azatui, Gevorg, Grachik. Russian Aleksandr, Asya, Igor, Lyudmila, Mayya, Oleg, Volodya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sarkisyan has increased over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 30,199 while by 2010, it climbed up to rank 27,110, marking an increase of 10.23%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a significant rise from 732 in 2000 to 893 in 2010, an increase of nearly 22%. The proportion of people with this name per 100,000 people also saw an uptick from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,199	#27,110	10.23%
Count	732	893	21.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.3	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sarkisyan

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests a clear shift towards a more prominent White representation amongst those with the Sarkisyan surname. In 2000, about 78.28% of individuals with the Sarkisyan surname identified as White, and this figure surged to 96.98% by 2010, marking a change of 23.89%. The proportion of individuals who reported as belonging to two or more races dropped dramatically from 21.72% in 2000 to just 2.35% in 2010. The data for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either nonexistent or suppressed for privacy in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.28%	96.98%	23.89%
Two or More Races	21.72%	2.35%	-89.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%