Tashjian Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tashjian Surname User-submission:

The surname Tashjian comes from the Turkish word taş, which means 'stone', or taşçı, which means 'one works with stone', 'stonemason'. The -ian ending signifies Armenian ancestry. As the population census was modernized, Tashjian is the given occupational surname to the Armenian stonemason families in Ottoman Empire.

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Tashjian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6491:219,80521,344
France511:1,302,406132,002
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England61:9,286,343223,652
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Tashjian Surname Meaning

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The surname Tashjian comes from the Turkish word taş, which means 'stone', or taşçı, which means 'one works with stone', 'stonemason'. The -ian ending signifies Armenian ancestry. As the population census was modernized, Tashjian is the given occupational surname to the Armenian stonemason families in Ottoman Empire.

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Tashjian Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tashjian Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tashjian occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tashjian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tashjian is the 230,013th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Tashjian are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,649 people, or 1 in 219,805. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 34 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Tashjian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tashjian surname are 12.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tashjian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.02% more than the national average, earning $55,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $56,462 CAD per year.

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