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Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by matt

matt — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:41:17 +0000

does anybody know any possible origins of the last name shamshoian?

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Simone

Simone — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:53:34 +0000

Anybody know what Hussussian means?

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Simon

Simon — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:09:01 +0000

Dear Charlene, your surname is Saroyan, which means son of Saro which is a typical Armenian name.e.g. Davidian, “son of David,” Stepanian, “son of Stepan,” or Krikorian, “son of Krikor/Grigor.”

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Simon

Simon — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:05:34 +0000

Hi Daniel, Sur “pronounced soor” in Armenian means sword or sharp, so the surname Surian most probably means Son of the Sword

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Simon

Simon — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:05:11 +0000

Dear Daniel, Sur “pronounced soor” in Armenian means sword or sharp, so the surname Surian most probably means Son of the Sword

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Simon

Simon — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:02:03 +0000

Dear Tom, I think that seems to be a slight misspelling of the name Garibian, I think it’s gharibian,gharib means stranger,so ur friend surname is son of a stranger.But remember,The most confusing and curious names are those based on some trait of an ancestor. Typical examples are Topalian “son of the cripple,”……………….

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Daniel Surian

Daniel Surian — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:12:16 +0000

Would you know what the last name SURIAN means

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:11:36 +0000

Oh I read the reply to Mike, it may be gold due to the fact my great grandfather was born in Istanbul, Turkey

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:08:48 +0000

@Mike, my last name is Altonian but was changed here in America by my grandfather, before it was Altounian

I also am looking to find the meaning of my last name

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by tom

tom — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:19:06 +0000

Hello, great site, do you perhaps can help me figure out the last name of a friend? He’s Argentine-Armenian and his last name is Garibian, but he has the idea that his ancestors’ last name might have been something like Kharabedian-Garabedian bastardized along their many travels…

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Charlene Saroyan

Charlene Saroyan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:07:40 +0000

My last name is Saroyan I was wondering if any one know wat that means.

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by ken

ken — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:36:29 +0000

My last name is Torian, would you know what that means.

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:02:48 +0000

I was wondering if anyone knows what Kalfayan means? Also, are -yan names less common? It seems like this post only mentions -ian endings.
Thanks in advance!

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by stellar

stellar — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:44:32 +0000

Hi all, may be someone knows whay the surname “Farakhian” means? I’ve been trying to find its meaning, nothing yet. Im living in Ukraine but my ancestors by father are from Armenia and Turkey. Just interesting what the family name means… Thanks in advance!

Comment on All About Armenian Last Names by Armen

Armen — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:56:47 +0000

@Melissa, that seems to be a slight misspelling of the name Manugian which is not an uncommon one. The word manug means child. Manugner means children. I am not sure why someone would be named Manugian, but that is the best explanation I know of.