Avakian

English

Alternative forms

• Avagian, Avagyan

Etymology

From Armenian Ավագյան (Avagyan).

Proper noun

Avakian (plural Avakians)

1. A surname from Armenian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Avakian is the 21119^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1243 individuals. Avakian is most common among White (93.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Avakian”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 71.