Petrosyan

English

Alternative forms

• Petrossian, Petrosian, Bedrosian, Bedrossian

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from the given name Պետրոս (Petros) (equivalent to Peter) + patronymic suffix -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/

Proper noun

Petrosyan

1. A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson.

Related terms

• Ter-Petrosyan

Translations

surname

• Arabic: بتروسيان
• Armenian: Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan)
• Georgian: პეტროსიანი (ṗeṭrosiani)
• Hebrew: פטרוסיאן (petrosyan)
• Persian: پتروسیان (petrosyân)
• Russian: Петрося́н (ru) (Petrosján)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrosyan is the 18867^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1449 individuals. Petrosyan is most common among White (95.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petrosyan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.